Brass Faculty
Zack Corpus
Professor of Practice for Tuba + Euphonium
zacorpus@memphis.edu
Jeremiah Frederick
Assistant Professor of Horn
jrfrdrck@memphis.edu
Martin McCain
Associate Professor of Trombone
mgmccain@memphis.edu
Scott Moore
Instructor of Trumpet
music@memphis.edu
David Spencer
Associate Professor of Trumpet
Area Coordinator of Brass & Percussion
Faculty Fellow for Strategic Initiatives
dspencer@memphis.edu
Recent Research & Creative Activity
2024
- Jeremiah Frederick served as a judge for West Tennessee School Band and Orchestra
Association’s All-West Band auditions
- Jeremiah Frederick played the national Broadway tours of Les Miserables, Wicked and Frozen.
- Martin McCain performed at the historic Chicago Symphony Orchestra Hall with the Gateways
Festival Orchestra.
- Martin McCain performed as trombonist on the National Broadway Tours of Company, and Doubtfire.
- Martin McCain was a featured soloist with the Balcones Chamber Orchestra.
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2023
- Jeremiah Frederick performed with the South Bend Symphony and Yo-Yo Ma for the orchestra’s
90th anniversary concert.
- Martin McCain was invited as guest bass trombonist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
- Martin McCain was the trombonist on the Grammy nominated artist B.J. the Chicago Kid’s
album “Gravy”, which was released on RCA Records.
- Martin McCain performed as trombonist on the National Broadway Tours of Tina, Ain’t Too Proud, and Funny Girl.
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2022
- Jeremiah Frederick performed with Chicago’s Music of the Baroque on their concert
“The Chevalier” that introduced listeners to Classical-era black composer Joseph Bologne.
- Jeremiah Frederick performed the premiere performance of the live soundtrack the Black Panther with the Chicago Philharmonic.
- Martin McCain was invited as guest bass trombonist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra,
Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
- Martin McCain performed at the Hollywood Bowl with the Re-Collective Orchestra for
a Juneteenth event which was broadcast on CNN.
- Martin McCain performed at Carnegie Hall with the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra
- David Spencer performed as a soloist with the River City Brass, Florida tour.
- David Spencer celebrated twenty-five years as lead trumpet at the Orpheum Theatre
in Memphis, TN.
- David Spencer was named and performed as lead trumpet on the National Tour of Disney’s
Aladdin.
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2021
- Jeremiah Frederick taught at Birch Creek Music Center’s Adult Chamber Music camp in
Door County, Wisconsin.
- Jeremiah Frederick performed a series of outdoor concerts with the ‘Rona Quartet,
a horn quartet formed during the pandemic
- Jeremiah Frederick served as a mentor for the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative
- Martin McCain was a conference liner with the McCain Duo at the Music Teachers National
Association Convention.
- Martin McCain was a faculty member at the International Trombone Festival
- David Spencer was nominated for the Willard R. Sparks Eminent Faculty Award. This
award is the highest distinction given to a faculty member by the University of Memphis.
- David Spencer was nominated for the 2021 University of Memphis Distinguished Teaching
Award.
- David Spencer was a featured artist at the 2021 Prizm International Chamber Music
Festival in Memphis, TN.
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