In the Symphony’s first concert of the Spring, we honor the memory of William T. Gower, one of the most influential conductors of the USM Symphony Orchestra, by presenting three winners of the annual William T. Gower Concerto Competition in performance with the Symphony. While our previously announced guest, Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic, Joseph Alessi, will not be performing this evening due to a bout with Bell’s Palsy, we are excited to announce that Jeremy Wilson (Professor of Trombone at Vanderbilt University and former member of the Vienna Philharmonic) will join our very own professor of trombone, Dr. Ben McIlwain in the performance of Ricardo Molla’s Concerto for Two Trombones. Mr. Alessi, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Molla, Dr. Miles, and Dr. Ben McIlwain, will be providing a panel discussion about this piece as part of the Trombone Day activities earlier that day.