Recent News and Events:
2024
My Recital Program and Program Notes for 4th Faculty Recital “Seeking Balance” can be found by clicking on each highlighted link.
2023
Excited to perform Bert Appermont’s Colors for Trombone and Concert Band with NKU’s Symphonic Winds in November!
Come see the NKU Faculty Brass in our Showcase Recital, November 6th!
Excited to return as faculty for the 7th annual Trombone Summit at Eastern Kentucky University.
Program Notes for my 3rd Faculty Recital can be found by clicking on this link
2022
Excited to be performing Drew Bonner’s Reveries for Trombone and Piano at the 2022 International Trombone Festival this summer!
Happy to be a part of the 2022 Eastern Kentucky University Trombone Day. I will be performing for the faculty showcase and conducting the college trombone ensemble. Thanks to Dr. Nate Siler for the invitation!
The program for Dr. Setzer’s 2nd Faculty Recital at NKU can be found by clicking the highlighted text.
The recital features works by Kevin McKee, Barbara York, Axel Jorgenson, John Harmon, Brad Edwards, David Vining and a world premiere performance of Nathan Voges’ “Challenge Accepted.”
2021
The handout for my Presentation on Music of Trombone and Harp can be found here.
Program Notes for Dr. Setzer’s Faculty Recital can be found by clicking the highlighted text.
The recital will be live-streamed on the Lou Setzer Music Facebook Page, found by clicking the highlighted text.
The recital features two world premiere performances: Drew Bonner’s Reveries, and Taylor Roland’s Concert Piece No. 1 for Trombone. Additional works by Jean-Michel Defaye, William Grant Still, Ernst Sachse, and Jan Friedlin.
Thank you to Sterling Tanner (Lecturer of Trombone, Ohio State University) for his review of JOLO Duo’s Album: The Bounds of Spring in the most recent ITA Journal. He was very complimentary in regards to the playing on this album of both performers. One notable quote: “Setzer displays his virtuosity as a trombonist and musician throughout this album. Remarkable technical ability combined with stunning lyricism allows Setzer to depict unique, vivid musical imagery throughout each selection.”
Louis was recently featured in trombonist, Dr. Emmy Rozanski’s interview series: “Navigating Life After Music School: What Happens Next?” Dr. Rozanski has interviewed a wide range of musicians from across the field, to find out what steps they took to succeed in this business, and what advice they would give for the next generation of musicians.
Read the interview for yourself at the following link: Betting On Yourself with Louis Setzer
2020
Louis is elated to join the music faculty at Northern Kentucky University as their new Lecturer in Low Brass starting in August 2020! He will miss his colleagues and students from Marian University, but he can’t wait to start his new adventure as a part of “Norse Nation!”
Thank you to Alison Young for her kind review of JOLO Duo’s Album, "The Bounds of Spring” in the latest edition of Harp Column.
“The Bounds of Spring is an elegiac collection that pairs harp with trombone. Louis Setzer’s savory and complex brass tone sings easily alongside the clear, ebullient ringing quality of Joseph Rebman’s tapestry of sound. Suave and with a bit of jocularity, the two avoid being too melancholy in Gideon Lewensohn’s Ostinato Malinconico, the trombone both singer and someone with a sense of humor.
Favorites include Sy Brandon’s Negotiations, a riff on the trials of intense longing and the stages one goes through in attaining something likely unattainable. The duo handles the mixed meter and varied moods with élan. Newly commissioned by Mack LaMont, Endless is a spirited journey through America and shows off this unusual duo to great effect.”
Catch Louis’ Faculty Recital “Alone with Trombone (from your home)” streaming live on facebook: April 26th at 2:00PM EST. You can find it streaming on the Marian University Bands or Lou Setzer Music Facebook artist pages.
This recital will feature works for trombone and media - streamed live from the Marian University Bandroom. Works by: Inez McComas, Brian Sadler, Raymond Premru, Ian Lester, Howard Buss, and David Wilborn. With (virtual) appearances by Richard Dole, Dr. Dan Kolan, plus a reunion of Dr. Christopher Brown and the Interstate Trombone Duo!
**If you missed the recital live, you can find it under the Videos section of the Lou Setzer Music Facebook Artist Page.
Louis is thrilled to once again perform on the Guest Artist Recital Series at the American Trombone Workshop, on Wednesday March 4th at 12:00 PM. He will be performing his arrangement of Four Songs from Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe for trombone solo and trombone quartet accompaniment.
JOLO Duo: The Bounds of Spring is now available for purchase through our website, and is streaming on all major audio platforms (Youtube, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon music).
Click here for the handout to Louis’ IMEA Presentation: Tips and Tricks to Improving Your Low Brass Section.
2019
Click here for the Trombone Duet Collections — featured in the Interstate Duo’s 2019 NACWPI Presentation.
Louis has been accepted to present and perform at the NACWPI (National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors) Conference, October 11-13 2019 (Cedar Falls, Iowa) and at the IMEA (Indiana Music Education Association) Professional Development Conference, January 16-18 2020 (Fort Wayne, Indiana). The clinics will discuss trombone pedagogy, tips to improve your low brass section, and the multitude of ways we can use trombone duets as teaching tools. I will be joined by my longtime friend and fantastic trombone player, Dr. Christopher Brown.
Following ITF, Louis will be traveling to The Summer NAMM Show in Nashville as a CMS GenNext Fellow!
JOLO Duo has been invited to perform at two international trombone festivals in 2019: the American Trombone Workshop and the International Trombone Festival. Performances:
**David Stout’s Al Circo (for Trombone and Harp) - American Trombone Workshop, March 8, 2019 (Fort Myer, Washington D.C.)
**Sy Brandon’s Negotiations (for Trombone and Harp) - International Trombone Festival, July 10-13, 2019 (Ball State University)