Shannon Willis

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Position:
3rd

Occupation:
Fourth Year Student at the University of Alberta

Trombone:
Bach Stradivarius model 16 tenor trombone

Groups:
- Ritchie Trombone Choir *
- University of Alberta Concert Band *
- University of Alberta Summer Band *
- C-Jam Big Band
- Archbishop MacDonald Concert Band
- Archbishop MacDonald Jazz Band
- All City Band
* marks current groups

Teachers:
- my mom, Debbie Willis
- Esther Wilson (piano)
- Romeo Ochoa
- Arthur Milan

Influences:
My family (especially my mom) and everyone else that plays or loves music.

Bio:
I began to learn the lovely world of music when I was two, taught by my mom and then by Esther Wilson. In junior high, I picked up the flute, and played it until I discovered the trombone in grade 11. Since the, I haven't gone back! Besides playing the (ridiculously amusing) trombone, I am working on my B.A., majoring in English literature and minoring in Spanish. I tend to spend most of my time reading huge tomes of incredibly dry - but interesting - literature. Music helps me stay connected with the real world.

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