Rob Tierney is an accomplished and in demand professional trombonist and educator. Currently serving as trombone professor at Friends University he also holds the chair of Bass Trombonist with the Salina Symphony Orchestra. Other groups Mr. Tierney currently performs with in the Wichita area are the Wichita Grand Opera, Intrepid Brass Band, Intrepid Brass Quintet and the Tumbao salsa band. He is also the festival director for the annual “Get Trombonafide!” event which gathers over 100 trombone players from the area to celebrate and inspire players of all ages. Mr. Tierney holds a bachelor’s of music education from the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam with performance certificates in trombone and euphonium and a master’s degree in trombone performance from the New England Conservatory. He lives in west Wichita with his wife Charisse and 7 children.
Education:
B.M. Music Education, Crane School of Music; M.A. Trombone Performance, New England Conservatory