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Trombonist
Banks Accepted To Juilliard
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A&M-Commerce student Eric Banks is one step closer to his goal of playing professionally in an orchestra. A Garland senior, Banks has been accepted to The Juilliard School in New York, N.Y. The music performance major, who anticipates graduating with his bachelor’s degree from A&M-Commerce in August, will begin work on a master’s degree at Juilliard in September. A bass trombonist, Banks will study with Don Harwood, bass trombonist with the New York Philharmonic. |
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Jimmy Clark, who teaches trombone at A&M-Commerce and is Banks’ instructor, said he is pleased Banks has been selected to attend the New York school. "There were 15 bass trombonists who auditioned this year. Only one was accepted and this was Eric Banks of Texas A&M University-Commerce," Clark said. Banks, who auditioned in March, played two solos and several orchestra excerpts for the Juilliard brass faculty. The audition lasted about 20 minutes, according to the A&M-Commerce student. Clark described the audition process as "rigorous. Although anyone can audition, those accepted into the school have to go through a difficult audition process and are voted on by the faculty of the school." In his four years at A&M-Commerce, Banks has been a member of the Trombone Choir, University Wind Symphony, and "Pride" Marching Band. Banks will be one of four A&M-Commerce students who has attended Juilliard in recent years, Clark said. Others from A&M-Commerce are Jim John, who studied music composition, and trombonists Chris Clark and Garnett Livingston. Known for "taking the finest musicians from around the world and producing the world’s top artists, a degree from Juilliard doesn’t guarantee success in the music world. However, more musicians graduating from The Juilliard School than any other music school find a place in the music world making a living doing what they like to do most—perform," Clark commented. |
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