Trombone Choir

Name: Trombone Choir
Start: 2026-10-29T19:30:00-0500
End: 2026-10-29T19:30:00-0500
Location: Bates Recital Hall

Celebrating Halloween

Trombone Choir on the stage of Bates Recital Hall with their trombones

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Nathaniel Brickens, director
Patrick Hughes, horn

This concert will last about 1 hour without intermission.
Please silence your electronic devices.
Photography, video, or recording of any part of this performance is prohibited

Program

Jack Wilds b. 1986
Leviathan

James Naigus b. 1987
Ignis Fatuus

James M. David b. 1978
Neoclassical Suite
Fanfare en Quatre
Les sons et les parfums
Marche Octatonique

Patrick Hughes b. 1962
From Hildegard 2011
Patrick Hughes, horn soloist

Derek Bourgeois b. 1941
Scherzo Funebre
Jorge Rodriguez, Ross Ganske, Nicolas Castillo, Jackson Quevedo, Cristian Cantu, Jace Byrd, Ryan Smalley, Eric Garcia, trombones

Brad Edwards b. 1973
Night Suite from Circadian Suite
Night Falls (…and the goblins emerge)
Lying Awake (with persistent thoughts)
Amygdala Firing (and no dream is safe)

About the Soloist

Patrick Hughes

Patrick Hughes teaches horn at The University of Texas at Austin, where he also serves as head of the brass, wind, and percussion division and directs the award-winning UT Horn Choir. Praised by The Dallas Morning News as “a dream soloist” with a “warm and honeyed” tone, Hughes has performed across the US and internationally, including a notable Asian premiere of Kazimierz Machala’s Concerto for Horn, Winds, and Percussion in Bangkok. An active performer and educator, Patrick is a member of La Follia Austin Baroque and ROCO of Houston, and regularly appears with the Austin Symphony, and a variety of touring concerts and Broadway productions. He is a frequent clinician and guest artist, with teaching and performance engagements throughout the U.S. and abroad. Hughes is also a composer and arranger, with published works available at brownwoodpublishing.com (including his new Sonata for Horn in 2026). His compositions have been premiered and performed at International and Regional Horn Symposia. His album At the Crossroads was released in October 2025 (navonarecords.com) featuring works for horn with piano, horn choir, and electronica. He performs on a custom Patterson Horn.

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Trombone Choir

Alto Trombone
Nicolas Castillo, McAllen
Koby Elias, Dallas
Ross Ganske, San Antonio
Jorge Rodriguez, Brownsville

Tenor Trombone
Lilli Bailey, Grenada, MS
Jace Byrd, Dripping Springs
Caleb Collins, Rockwall
Jan Campos, Mission
Cristian Cantu, Laredo
Koby Elias, Dallas
Nicolas Castillo, McAllen
Carlos Garcia, Rio Grande City
Erick Galicia, Austin
Antonio Gamez, Pflugerville
Ross Ganske, San Antonio
Joshua Gault, Brownsville
Jackson Hawk, Pflugerville
Hunter Irwin, Leander
Landon Reimer, Rockwall
Jorge Rodriguez, Brownsville
Ben Valliere, Clemmons, NC