Dunwoody Mirvil (Colour of Music Festival Orchestra // Educator // Clinician)

Dunwoody Mirvil is an Assistant Professor of Trombone at the School of Music at Stetson University. Prior to his appointment at Stetson, Mirvil was Director of Trombone at Florida Memorial University and Assistant Professor of Low Brass at Southeastern University, a position in which he instructed students of trombone, euphonium, and tuba. His experience as an educator also includes a term as Director of Bands at Amos P. Godby High School in Tallahassee, Floria, and consistent work as a resident clinician.

As an active performer, Mirvil is clinician is currently the second trombonist of the Colour of Music Festival Orchestra. His performance resume includes several ensembles throughout North Florida and South Georgia, including the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra and the Tallahassee Winds, in which he was a guest soloist several times. His work as an accomplished soloist includes performances with The Jazz Ambassadors United States Army & Field Band, as well as The Meneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) Army Brass Band of Ft. Benning.

On a global stage, Dunwoody has performed on multiple occasions at the International Trombone Festival, appearing with the Cramer Choir, Southeast Trombone Symposium Professors Choir, and the Life Every Voice Trombone Choir, an ensemble comprised of select minority trombone professionals and professors across the U.S. He recently performed a guest solo recital at the international festival that featured new works from underrepresented composers, including members of the BIPOC, women, and LGTBQ+ communities. Mirvil has also performed as a featured soloist with the theatrical stage production, DRUMLine Live! during its 13-city tour of Japan.

Dunwoody's research interests centre on equipping educators and students with practical techniques to overcome common challenges of the trombone. He demonstrated a commitment to this by co-authoring a chapter on trombone pedagogy in Teaching Instrumental Music: Perspectives and Pedagogies for the 21st Century (August 2023), a textbook published by Oxford University Press as a resource for prospective and current music educators nationwide. Additionally, his treatise, entitled Nathaniel O. Brickens: His Pedagogy, Career, and Influence on Trombone Performers and Educators, is cited in the International Trombone Association Journal Vol. 50, Issue #1 (July 2022) and being used by several trombone professors as a blueprint for developing and maintaining a reputable trombone studio.

Mirvil has also presented clinics and masterclasses throughout the United States. Most notably, he has given presentations at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the Florida Music Education Associations Professional Development Conference, the Georgia Music Educators Associations Professional Development Conference, the Louisiana Educators Associations Professional Development Conference, the 22nd Annual North Carolina Trombone Festival, and countless other venues.

Dunwoody is an adjudicator for the Florida Bandmasters Association, a member of the International Trombone Association, Florida Music Education Association, and a McKnight Fellowship recipient. Mirvil is also an endorsed Performing Artist for Conn-Selmer, Inc., and has two signature mouthpieces with Giddings Mouthpieces.