Biography

Trombone

Childers Hall, Room SB-4
(202) 806-4965
myles.blakemore@howard.edu

Myles Blakemore is a Trombonist in the Naval Academy Band and Lecturer of Trombone at Howard University. Prior to his current positions, he held fellowships with the Minnesota Orchestra, New World Symphony in FL, and Symphony in C in NJ.

Myles has performed with several professional orchestras, including the Charleston Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, and the Malaysian Philharmonic.

Over the summers, Myles has attended numerous music festivals, including Brevard Music Center, Lake George Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, Spoleto Festival USA, and Aspen Music Festival, where he received a fellowship in the Conducting Academy.

Mr. Blakemore is a graduate of Southern Methodist University (BM), where he studied with John Kitzman, and the Manhattan School of Music (MM), where he studied with Dr. Per Brevig in the Orchestral Program.