Repertoire Michael Schneider: Rhapsody (2001)Anne Victorino d'Almeida: Trombone Sonata, Op. 41 (2016)Yuza: Ruri-MuscariJames David: Secure. Contain. Protect. (2019)About the ArtistsBrittany Lasch is assistant professor of music in trombone at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She is also on faculty at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and serves as principal trombone of the Detroit Opera Orchestra. She was previously assistant professor of trombone at Bowling Green State University. An S&R Foundation Washington Award winner, Lasch has appeared as a soloist with ensembles including the U.S. Army Band 'Pershing's Own,' Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, and symphonies around the country. With playing described as 'masterful' (Syracuse Post-Standard), American Record Guide recently hailed her as an 'excellent soloist.' Lasch has been a featured guest artist at numerous events, including the International Trombone Festival, International Women's Brass Conference, and American Trombone Workshop. She was a winner of Astral Artists National Auditions, the recipient of the Zulalian Foundation Award, and a prizewinner in numerous national and international competitions. She won second place in the 2018 American Prize Solo Instrumentalist Competition. She has performed with orchestras nationwide, including the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, and The Florida Orchestra. She has also performed at multiple festivals, including the Verbier Festival and Spoleto USA. An advocate for new music, Lasch has commissioned and premiered several new pieces for the trombone by composers such as Reena Esmail, Adam Har-zvi, Inez McComas, and Thomas Weaver. She recorded the orchestrated version of Martin Kennedy's Theme and Variations for Trombone and Orchestra, which was recently released on the Albany Records label. Upcoming commission premieres include the works of Trey Anthony Flores, Brittany J. Green, and John H. Wallace. Lasch earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University, Master of Music degree from Yale School of Music, and Bachelor of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music.Aram Arakelyan is senior lecturer in music in collaborative piano at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and has been a member of the Chamber and Collaborative Music Department since its inception in fall 2016. He has performed extensively with choirs and large ensembles and has worked with such renowned conductors as Carl St. Clair, Helmut Rilling, Barlow Bradford, and Jerry Junkin. Arakelyan's tenure with the University of Southern California Thornton Chamber Singers under the direction of Jo-Michael Scheibe yielded numerous performances of a wide range of standard and contemporary repertoire, both at home and abroad. Other choral ensembles Arakelyan has performed include the Utah Chamber Artists and IU's NOTUS Contemporary Vocal Ensemble. A versatile musician, he has performed in variety of different genres and settings, including the American Contemporary Ballet, high holy days with the Congregation Kol Ami in Los Angeles, and a fun-filled Wah-Hoo Revue! at the Sun Valley Opera House in Idaho. He has partnered such artists as tenor Hui Jin, violist Patricia McCarty, hornist Dale Clevenger, flutists Marco Granados and Alberto Almarza, and tubists Sergio Carolino and Eugene Pokorny, and regularly shares the stage with his Jacobs colleagues. He has also performed at the Festival International de Flauta Latino in Monterrey, Mexico, the Schubert Club Series in St. Paul, Minnesota, and many other venues. Arakelyan previously held collaborative piano staff positions at the Colburn School and the Meadowmount School of Music. He has served as a member of the collaborative staff at the Primrose International Viola Competition (2014) and the International Horn Symposium (2015, 2022). He has also been on faculty at the Indiana University Summer String Academy. Arakelyan earned a B.M. in Piano Performance from The University of Utah, an M.M. in Collaborative Piano from The University of Texas at Austin, and a D.M.A. in Keyboard Collaborative Arts from the University of Southern California. He received his education under the mentorship of Susan Duehlmeier, Anne Epperson, Norman Krieger, and Alan L. Smith.