BIOGRAPHY

Will Kimball is Associate Professor of Trombone at Brigham Young University. He has been a guest recitalist or clinician at many of the country’s most prestigious institutions, including Juilliard, Cincinnati Conservatory, Yale, Indiana University, University of North Texas, San Francisco Conservatory, Arizona State University, Boston University, and University of Iowa. In particular, his research on breathing for brass players has led to a number of clinics and scholarly articles.

He has won principal trombone positions with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra and Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Additional orchestras he has performed with include the Utah Symphony, Utah Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra at Temple Square, Phoenix Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Utah Festival Opera, and New England Philharmonic.

Kimball’s jazz experience includes performances at jazz festivals in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the United States; membership in Pittsburgh’s Balcony Big Band; and performance on the jazz and pop portions of the nationally-released motion picture, “The Sandlot.”

His recording credits have included music for ESPN, the Discovery Channel, and Disney, as well as soundtracks for motion pictures such as “The Sandlot,” “Mountain of the Lord,” “Son of the Mask,” and “Forever Strong.” Other recordings include music for the Nauvoo Pageant, the CD “Love is Spoken Here” with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and “Lincoln Portrait” for the Clinton Presidential Library (Little Rock, AR). His two CDs--"Utah Trombone Authority" (trombone quartet) and "Collage" (solo CD)--are produced by Tantara Records.

He has performed chamber music with members of the Atlantic Brass, Pittsburgh Symphony, Chicago Symphony, and Boston Symphony. His current chamber affiliations include Brassworks (BYU's faculty brass quintet) and Utah Trombone Authority (a trombone quartet with members of the Utah Symphony).

Dr. Kimball¹s students have been accepted at many of the nation¹s most prestigious universities and conservatories, including Juilliard, Indiana University, University of Michigan, University of North Texas, and Northwestern. His students have also been winners or finalists at numerous international competitions, including the International Trombone Association Van Haney Orchestral Excerpt Competition, Eastern Trombone Workshop Solo Competition, National Association of Negro Musicians Concerto Competition, Leonard Falcone Euphonium Competition, and MTNA Chamber Music Competition.

He received his Bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from Brigham Young University, where he studied with Daniel Bachelder. He also studied extensively with Larry Zalkind of the Utah Symphony. He obtained his Master’s degree at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he studied trombone with Murray Crewe and euphonium with Brian Bowman. He began work toward his doctorate at Boston University, where he studied with Scott Hartman, and completed his doctorate at Arizona State University, where he studied with Gail Wilson.

COURSES TAUGHT:

Applied Trombone
Brass Chamber Music
Brass Workshop
Brass Pedagogy
Brass Literature
Elements of Music