91探花

Lucas Borges is an assistant professor of trombone at 91探花 and holds a doctoral degree from the University of North Texas (UNT), Master鈥檚 degree from Indiana University and Bachelor鈥檚 degree from  Universidade de Brasilia  (Brazil).

Before his appointment at OHIO, Dr. Borges served as a teaching fellow at UNT for four years and maintained a private studio in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He was also previously a faculty member at Escola de M煤sica de Brasilia.  Additionally, he has been invited to teach and perform in international festivals such as  II Festival Internacional de M煤ica Erudita de Piracicaba  (2011),  35o Curso Internacional de Ver茫o da Escola de M煤sica de Bras铆lia  (2013), and  XXV   Festival Internacional de M煤sica Colonial Brasileira e M煤sica Antigua  (2014) in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.    

Dr. Borges was a member of the Bloomington Camerata Orchestra, Orchestra Filarm么nica de Bras铆lia, and guest musician with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra (Indiana), West Virginia Symphony, Ohio Valley Symphony, and  Orquestra Sinf么nica do Teatro Nacional (Brazil) among others orchestras in the USA and Brazil. An active chamber musician, Dr. Borges was a founding member of many chamber groups including Trombones SA, Fine Brass, and Impact Brass Quintet. He was also a member of the Bell Street Four and North Texas Trombone Consortium. Currently, Dr. Borges is a member of OhioBrass (OHIO Faculty Brass Quintet), Ohio Trombone Quartet and 3Basso Low Brass Trio. His playing can be heard in many commercial recordings through labels such as GIA, Biscoito Classico, Trama, and Tratore Music. Dr. Borges recently performed the premi猫re recording of Dana Wilson鈥檚  Concerto for Trombone, which was released in late 2016.      

Borges has performed at many national and international conventions such as the International Trombone Festival, Texas Music Educator Association Convention, Big Twelve Trombone Conference, International Trumpet Guild Conference, and TCU Trombone Summit (2016). He has toured with a variety of chamber groups, orchestras, and popular ensembles though out South, Central and North. He has performed solo recitals and given master classes in music schools nationally and abroad, including, University of Central Arkansas, Missouri State, Ohio State and West Virginia Universities, as well as Universidad Aut贸noma de Aguascalientes  (M茅xico). Borges is a Conn-Selmer Performing Artist.

Borges has been fortunate to receive instruction from many world-class brass players, however his primary mentors are Paulo Roberto da Silva, Dr. Carlos Eduardo Mello, Wagner Polistchuck, Peter Ellefson, Vern Kagarice and Tony Baker.