Karen Mari

1938 Turtle Bay Rd. Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Phone: (847) 224-7233 | Email: kmari@indiana.edu

Present Position The Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN o Symphony Orchestra, Bass Trombone (2014) o Trombone Choir, Tenor Trombone (2014) Past Positions The Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN o Summer Symphony Orchestra, Bass Trombone (2013) o University Orchestra, Bass Trombone (2013) o Indiana University Brass Choir, 3rd Trombone (2013) o Indiana University Trombone Choir, Bass Trombone (2013) o Symphonic Band, Principal Trombone (2012), 3rd Trombone (2011/2012) The Merit School of Music, Chicago, IL o Wind Symphony, Principal/Assistant Principal Trombone (2011) o Trombone Choir, Principal Trombone (2011) o Symphony Orchestra, 3rd Trombone (2011) Theater Overshadowed Productions, Itasca, IL o The Music Man, 2nd/Bass Trombone (2012) University Players, Bloomington, IN o Abraham Lincolns Big Gay Dance Party, Trombone (2011) Awards Winner of the Merit School of Music Concerto Competition (2011) Senior Soloist with the Vernon Hills High School Symphony Orchestra (2011) Recipient of the John Phillips Sousa Band Award (2011) Winner of the Indiana Summer Music Clinic Honors Recital Competition (2010 & 2011)

Education The Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN o Bachelor of Music Education (Degree Expected May 2015) Teachers Peter Ellefson, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (2011-Present) Colleen Riordan, Chicago, IL (2007-2011)