David Bubsey is presently a Ph.D. candidate in musicology at the
University of Kentucky, and an adjunct faculty member at East
Tennessee State University where he teaches applied trombone and
the history of jazz. He holds a M.M. degree in Trombone
Performance from Butler University (1980), and a B.M.E. degree from
The Ohio State University (1975). He is presently principal
trombonist of the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra and frequently
performs as a free lance musician in the region. His prior
performance experiences include principal trombonist of the
Kingsport Symphony Orchestra (1999-2003) – now the Symphony
of the Mountains, and The United States Army Field Band in
Washington, D.C. (1981-1989). As a member of the premier
United States Army Field Band he was associate principal trombonist
of the concert band and the trombonist with the brass
quintet. He also was a sub with the U.S. Army’s Jazz
Ambassadors.
In 2001, he was named to the faculty at East Tennessee State
University where his duties include applied trombone, trombone
choir, and the history of jazz. He has also recently proposed
a new music course for the ETSU curriculum entitled History of
African-American Music. His extensive public school teaching
experience includes Greene County Schools, TN (1991-2000) and
Greeneville City Schools, TN (2000-2001). His scholarly interests
include the music of the 20th-Century, particularly the life and
works of Luciano Berio. His dissertation in progress is
entitled “Luciano Berio: The American Decade.”
Often he has been called upon by publishers of music textbooks to
review proposed new educational materials, and in 2009 he was a
contributor to Jazz by Giddins and Deveaux published by W.W.
Norton, Inc. His most recent publication is the article
“Berio in America,” in the Grove Dictionary of American
Music, 2nd edition.
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