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After the Last Jury for Gail Wilson

PUBLISHED: May 13, 2009, John Ericson

With graduation today at Arizona State University the big news is President Obama giving the commencement address outdoors at Sun Devil stadium in near 100 degree weather! But for me professionally the big event will be the fine arts convocation on Thursday, as an era will formally end and a new one begins. Professor Gail [...]

A Retirement Event to Remember

PUBLISHED: March 28, 2009, John Ericson

One great thing about teaching at Arizona State is working with great colleagues. One of those, trombone professor Gail Wilson, is retiring this year, having joined the ASU faculty in 1972. When my father retired from teaching college he retired quietly with no event. This was not the case for Gail Wilson! For last night [...]

Making a Bad Piece Sound Like Something

PUBLISHED: October 20, 2008, John Ericson

This is an important skill to develop for any musician because, honestly, you will play a lot of bad music over the course of a career. On my recital this weekend I played a number of very fine works. However, one was actually not a very good work at all. I don’t want to name [...]

Very Good News from ASU

PUBLISHED: May 9, 2007, John Ericson

Yesterday afternoon I was officially informed that I will be promoted in rank from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and granted tenure effective with the 2007-08 academic year. It has been quite a process–gaining tenure in my former position in the Nashville Symphony was not nearly as stressful–but overall one that has given me even [...]

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