Dr. Genevieve clarkson, tuba
An accomplished knitter, bundt pan aficionado, and Arlington, Virginia native, Dr. Genevieve Clarkson joined the faculty of Oklahoma City University in fall of 2018. Genevieve has been featured as a soloist and clinician at a variety of conferences and
workshops, including the Texas and Arizona Music Educators’ Conferences, the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference, the International Women’s Brass Conferences, and the Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, with an invitation to
present at the 2020 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. Genevieve plays well with others, too. In addition to recitals and outreach performances with the Oklahoma City University Faculty Brass Quintet, Genevieve plays contrabass tuba in the In Motus
Quartet, a tuba-euphonium quartet made up of professional players and teachers from across the country. The group has released two CDs and has given performances and recital tours across Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Washington. Genevieve received her DM in tuba performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (2017), her MM in tuba performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (2011), and her BM in music education from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA (2009) where she graduated Magna cum laude and served as banner bearer for the School of Visual and Performing Arts. Her past teachers have included Daniel Perantoni, Timothy Northcut, Kevin Stees, John
Cradler, and John Mueller.
workshops, including the Texas and Arizona Music Educators’ Conferences, the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference, the International Women’s Brass Conferences, and the Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, with an invitation to
present at the 2020 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. Genevieve plays well with others, too. In addition to recitals and outreach performances with the Oklahoma City University Faculty Brass Quintet, Genevieve plays contrabass tuba in the In Motus
Quartet, a tuba-euphonium quartet made up of professional players and teachers from across the country. The group has released two CDs and has given performances and recital tours across Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Washington. Genevieve received her DM in tuba performance from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (2017), her MM in tuba performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (2011), and her BM in music education from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA (2009) where she graduated Magna cum laude and served as banner bearer for the School of Visual and Performing Arts. Her past teachers have included Daniel Perantoni, Timothy Northcut, Kevin Stees, John
Cradler, and John Mueller.
hiram diaz, euphonium
Hiram Diaz is a euphoniumist, trombonist, vocalist and music educator. A second generation Cuban American, he grew up in Miami, surrounded by rich expressions of Latin-American art. He studied at Miami’s New World School of the Arts, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and the University of North Texas. His teachers include Dr. Brian Bowman, Tim Northcut, Jay Bertolet and Lee Rogers. Throughout his education, he has received many honors, including winning the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Artist Euphonium Competition in 2008.
As a euphonium soloist, Hiram has performed throughout the United States and abroad. He recently performed Kevin Day's new Concerto for Euphonium and Band with "Pershing's Own" US Army Band at the 2020 Tuba and Euphonium Workshop. He has also performed regularly on euphonium, trombone, and bass trumpet with the Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, and National Symphony Orchestras. Since 2012, Hiram has served proudly in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
As a euphonium soloist, Hiram has performed throughout the United States and abroad. He recently performed Kevin Day's new Concerto for Euphonium and Band with "Pershing's Own" US Army Band at the 2020 Tuba and Euphonium Workshop. He has also performed regularly on euphonium, trombone, and bass trumpet with the Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, and National Symphony Orchestras. Since 2012, Hiram has served proudly in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
dr. jason hausback, trombone/bass trombone
Dr. Jason Hausback serves as the Associate Professor of Trombone at Missouri State University. In addition to maintaining the trombone studio, he directs the Jazz Studies Ensemble II. Prior to his arrival at MSU, Jason was active as a teacher and a performer in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, teaching low brass at Eastfield College (Mesquite, TX), and Brookhaven College (Farmer’s Branch, TX). While at North Texas he was both a classical and jazz Teaching Fellow and directed the U-Tubes, who won the 2010 Eastern Trombone Workshop National Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition. He also issued their first CD entitled “The U-Tubes” in the
spring of 2011. Additionally, Jason was a member of the internationally-acclaimed One O’Clock Lab Band and was on the recording “Lab 2009,” which was nominated for two Grammy awards.
In 2008, Jason was the winner of the Eastern Trombone Workshop National Classical Bass Trombone Solo Competition, as well as the ITA Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition. His trombone quartet “Bell Street Four” also won the 2008 ITA Quartet
competition. Additionally, he enjoys travel and has had the opportunity to perform across the United States, as well as in Canada, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Spain, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, England, Finland and Thailand.
Jason is active as a freelancer throughout the mid-south region of the US and performs regularly with The Lone Star Wind Orchestra (TX), Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (AR), The Springfield Regional Opera (MO), and Fountain City Brass Band (KS). He has performed solo and quartet recitals at universities and conferences throughout the US as well as in Colombia and
Spain. He has also performed in the Southeast Trombone Symposium Professors Choir and in featured ensembles at several different International Trombone Festivals.
Jason also has an interest in early music and enjoys this diverse and challenging repertoire. He plays the tenor and bass sackbuts and performed at the 2007 Boston Early Music Festival and at the 2008 Misiones de Chiquitos Baroque Music Festival in Bolivia. His DMA dissertation was on the sonatas of Dario Castello, a seventeenth-century Italian composer who wrote extensively
for the sackbut.
Jason has served on the staff of many prominent high school marching bands in Texas, including Marcus HS (2007-2015), Texas 5A/6A State champions five consecutive times. He has worked with several drum and bugle corps, including Capital Sound, the Madison Scouts, Spirit of Atlanta, the Boston Crusaders, and Phantom Regiment. Jason has also been active as a adjudicator for marching band, solo/ensemble and jazz competitions. Most notably, he had the honor of judging the 2015 ITA Carl Fontana Jazz Trombone Competition (Valencia, Spain) as well the 2019 ITA Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble and Gilberto Gagliardi Tenor
Trombone competitions (Muncie, IN). Jason holds the BM in Trombone Performance degree from the University of Wisconsin:
Madison, and the MM and DMA degrees in Trombone Performance from the University of North Texas. His primary teachers include Rose Lewis, Dr. William Richardson, Dr. Vern Kagarice, Jan Kagarice, and Tony Baker. Jason is a S.E. Shires Performing Artist.
spring of 2011. Additionally, Jason was a member of the internationally-acclaimed One O’Clock Lab Band and was on the recording “Lab 2009,” which was nominated for two Grammy awards.
In 2008, Jason was the winner of the Eastern Trombone Workshop National Classical Bass Trombone Solo Competition, as well as the ITA Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition. His trombone quartet “Bell Street Four” also won the 2008 ITA Quartet
competition. Additionally, he enjoys travel and has had the opportunity to perform across the United States, as well as in Canada, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Spain, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, England, Finland and Thailand.
Jason is active as a freelancer throughout the mid-south region of the US and performs regularly with The Lone Star Wind Orchestra (TX), Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (AR), The Springfield Regional Opera (MO), and Fountain City Brass Band (KS). He has performed solo and quartet recitals at universities and conferences throughout the US as well as in Colombia and
Spain. He has also performed in the Southeast Trombone Symposium Professors Choir and in featured ensembles at several different International Trombone Festivals.
Jason also has an interest in early music and enjoys this diverse and challenging repertoire. He plays the tenor and bass sackbuts and performed at the 2007 Boston Early Music Festival and at the 2008 Misiones de Chiquitos Baroque Music Festival in Bolivia. His DMA dissertation was on the sonatas of Dario Castello, a seventeenth-century Italian composer who wrote extensively
for the sackbut.
Jason has served on the staff of many prominent high school marching bands in Texas, including Marcus HS (2007-2015), Texas 5A/6A State champions five consecutive times. He has worked with several drum and bugle corps, including Capital Sound, the Madison Scouts, Spirit of Atlanta, the Boston Crusaders, and Phantom Regiment. Jason has also been active as a adjudicator for marching band, solo/ensemble and jazz competitions. Most notably, he had the honor of judging the 2015 ITA Carl Fontana Jazz Trombone Competition (Valencia, Spain) as well the 2019 ITA Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble and Gilberto Gagliardi Tenor
Trombone competitions (Muncie, IN). Jason holds the BM in Trombone Performance degree from the University of Wisconsin:
Madison, and the MM and DMA degrees in Trombone Performance from the University of North Texas. His primary teachers include Rose Lewis, Dr. William Richardson, Dr. Vern Kagarice, Jan Kagarice, and Tony Baker. Jason is a S.E. Shires Performing Artist.