Dr. David Mathie
Trombonist, Professor, Arranger
Quality transcriptions for brass
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Dr. Mathie holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Ithaca College, a Master of Music degree in Trombone Performance from the Juilliard School of Music, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Trombone Performance and Music Education from the University of Georgia. His doctoral dissertation was on the twentieth-century use of the alto trombone.
As an educator, Dr. Mathie is a Professor Emeritus at Boise State University, where he taught trombone, euphonium and music education from 1992 to 2014, and was the Associate Chair of the department for seven years. He also taught at Southwestern College, the National Music Camp at Interlochen, and the public schools in New York and Connecticut. His students are performing and teaching throughout the United States. Now retired in Hannawa Falls, NY, he also served as a Visiting Professor at the Crane School of Music.
As a performer, Dr. Mathie was the Second Trombonist in the Boise Philharmonic for 20 years. He has also been a member of the Hartford, CT Symphony, the Stamford, CT Symphony, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and has performed with the Metropolitan Opera as an extra on trombone and euphonium.
As a transcriber and arranger, Dr. Mathie has published music for trombone ensembles and various brass ensembles. His publishers include Alessi Publications, Balquhidder Music (now Carl Fischer), Cherry Classics, Ensemble Publications, Tuba-Euphonium Press and Waterton Brass Music. His large brass ensemble transcriptions have been played world-wide by brass players from the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berlin, Israel and Vienna symphonies, while his works for trombone choir have been performed by choirs throughout the United States and Canada. He is a member of ASCAP as a brass arranger.
Dr. Mathie has published numerous articles in the International Trombone Association Journal, the International Trumpet Guild Journal, the International Horn Society Journal, the Online Trombone Journal, the Kansas Music Review, the Idaho Music Notes, the Online Trombone Journal, and the Instrumentalist, has presented research papers and performed at many International Trombone Association conferences, and served on the Research Committee of the International Trombone Association and review board for the Online Trombone Journal. All of the pedagogical videos on the trombone can also be found on his YouTube channel (see below).
Dr. Mathie's YouTube channel is here:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCmIFe-dU8JfoK1jQyTZk6xw