Sarah Troy
Greeneville,TN
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Horn Member
Johnson City Symphony Orchestra
12.2023 - Current
Rehearse and perform with the symphony when needed as assistant principal or 3rd horn.
Assistant Band Director
Greeneville Middle School
01.2022 - Current
- Assist the director with music rehearsal in preparation for performances
- Assist in creating lesson plans for rehearsal
- Prepare and collect paper materials for any concerts/performances, fundraisers, instrument placement
- Maintain inventory, assets, and music library
- Support students auditioning for Clinic or participating in Solo and Ensemble
- Select/Arrange music for any students participating in Solo and Ensemble
- Conduct selected pieces on the winter and spring conerts
Private Lesson Instructor
01.2022 - Current
- Maintain a small private studio with students from 6th-12th grade
- Comprised of both woodwind and brass instruments
- Select music to supplement their classroom studies
- Prepare students for auditions including Jr
- And Sr
- Clinic, Macy’s Day Parade, and other extracurriculars
Marching Band Technician
Greeneville High School
01.2022 - Current
- Teach Mellophone sectionals and assist in outdoor instruction
Marching Band Technician
Chuckey-Doak High School
01.2017 - 01.2024
- Teach brass sectionals and assist in outdoor instruction
Education
B.M. - Horn Performance
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
05-2021
Selected Honors
- Outstanding Senior Award in the Brass Area, 01/01/21, Award for exceptional academic and musical performance
- S Beaman Band Scholarship, 01/01/18-01/01/21, Scholarship for exceptional band performance
- Ray Band Scholarship, 01/01/17-01/01/21, Scholarship for exceptional band performance
- School of Music Excellence Fund Scholarship, 01/01/17-01/01/21, Scholarship for exceptional academic performance
- UT Volunteer Scholarship, 01/01/17-present, Scholarship that recognizes students with an exemplary academic record
Outreach Service
- Special Guest at Jefferson County High School, Jefferson, TN
- Rotary Club of Bearden Horn Quartet Performance, Knoxville, TN,
- Horn Choir Tour, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Atlanta, GA,
- Church Street United Methodist Church, Horn Choir Performance, Knoxville, TN
Ensemble Membership
- Appalachia: A Southeastern Wind Symphony, 01/01/19-01/01/20
- Brass choir, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 01/01/18
- Big Orange Horn Quartet, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 01/01/18
- Pride of the Southland Band, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 01/01/17-01/01/20, Mellophone
- Horn Choir, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 01/01/17-01/01/21
Selected Masterclasses and Collaborations
- Masterclass with Dr. Margaret Tung, 3/21, University of Kentucky
- Collaboration with the UT Men’s Choral on their Spring Concert, 03/21, University of Tennessee
- Masterclass with Justin Stowe, 04/19, US Army Bands
- UTK Horn Choir Performance at 50th International Horn Symposium, 5/18, Ball State University
- UTK Horn Choir Performance at Southeast Horn Workshop, 3/18, University of Georgia
- Masterclass with Dr. Jacquelyn Adams, 01/01/18, University of Southern Mississippi
Selected Solo and Chamber Music Performaneces
- Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Life's Journey, November 2024
- Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Vibrant Light, October 2024
- Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Unending Joy, Beethoven's 5th, March 2024
- Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Fantastic Revelry, February 2024
- Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, The Most Wonderful of the Year, December 2023
- Knoxville Opera, Boito, "Mefistofele"; Antiphonal Brass, March 2022
- Senior Recital, February 2021
- Junior Recital, February 2020
- UTK Orchestra, Beethoven250: The Ninth Symphony, February 2020
- UTK Wind Ensemble, February 2020
- Oak Ridge Civic Ballet, Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker", November 2019
- UTK Wind Ensemble, September 2019
- UTK Orchestra, The Choral Fantasy, February 2019
- UTK Orchestra, Viva l'Italia! II, February 2018
- UTK Orchestra, Viva l'Italia!, September 2017
Timeline
Horn Member
Johnson City Symphony Orchestra
12.2023 - Current
Assistant Band Director
Greeneville Middle School
01.2022 - Current
Private Lesson Instructor
01.2022 - Current
Marching Band Technician
Greeneville High School
01.2022 - Current
Marching Band Technician
Chuckey-Doak High School
01.2017 - 01.2024
B.M. - Horn Performance
University of Tennessee-Knoxville