James Markey

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James Markey joined the New York Philharmonic as Associate Principal Trombone in 1997. Previously, Mr. Markey was the Principal Trombone of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - a position he assumed after his second year at the Juilliard School, studying with Joseph Alessi. His solo appearances include performances with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army, North Shore Symphony Orchestra, Hora Decima Brass Ensemble, and Hanover Wind Symphony. Since 2001 he has also been the Principal Trombone of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony.

In demand as a recitalist and clinician, he has been a featured artist at the International Trombone Festival, the Eastern Trombone Workshop and the conferences of the New Jersey Music Educators Association and the New York State School Music Association. He has also appeared at several major educational institutions, including the University of Toronto’s Glenn Gould School, James Madison University, the University of Calgary and Mount Royal College, Rutgers University and the Boston Conservatory.

Mr. Markey appears on several recordings of the Pittsburgh Symphony and the New York Philharmonic, and released his first solo CD, Offroad, in 2003. He can also be heard as a soloist on the Hora Decima Brass Ensemble's recording of Janko Nilovic's Double Concerto for Two Trombones alongside Joseph Alessi, on the Summit Records label.

Mr. Markey joined the Purchase College faculty in 2006.