Lower Brass
Trombone & Euphonium
Destiny Miskel
Availability
1 hour lessons
45 minutes lessons
30 minutes lessons
Destiny Miskel is a trombonist and music educator based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of South Alabama, where she studied with Dr. Arie VandeWaa. She also holds a Master’s degree in Trombone Performance from Western Michigan University, during which she held a Graduate Teaching Assistantship under the tutelage of Dr. Steve Wolfinbarger.
As a performer, Destiny has diverse experiences in both academic and professional settings. During her schooling, she prioritized becoming well-rounded in styles of trombone playing, participating in jazz ensembles, marching band, concert band, and symphony orchestra. Professionally, Destiny has been a substitute for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, performed in pit orchestras for musicals throughout southwest Michigan, and played for miscellaneous events, including weddings, church services, second-line parades, and theme park entertainment initiatives.
Destiny’s musicianship has always remained rooted in a strong desire to promote music education in all its forms. She serves as a trombone and low brass instructor at several secondary schools in the Atlanta area. Additionally, she maintains a private studio of low brass musicians of various levels, has served on staff for marching bands, and been invited to present masterclasses and presentations at secondary and post-secondary institutions. Her approach to private teaching emphasizes goal-setting, consistent student engagement, critical thinking, and individualized feedback.
Also committed to making her mark in the broader music community, Destiny has been involved in several regional and national programs. She serves as on faculty for the Windy City Trombone Retreat, a summer program hosted by Brass Beyond, an organization which supports gender-marginalized trombonists. She has performed as a member of the International Women’s Trombone Choir at the 2021 and 2024 International Trombone Festivals. Additionally, she is a performing member of Chromatic Brass Collective, a featured performing artist group at the 2022 International Women’s Brass Conference.
Outside of music, she enjoys reading books and articles, watching and participating in sports, and spending time with family, friends, and her two pets.
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He has participated in different music festivals including Prague Summer Academy (Czech Republic, 2015), Fontainebleau Schools of Music and Fine Arts (France, 2011), Ghent Festival of Flanders, with the Traveling Notes Orchestra (Belgium, 2010), and Les Chemins du Baroque (France, 2009). He has been part of the Ibero-American Youth Orchestra, on a tour between Spain and Portugal during the XIX Summit of Heads of State and Government under the baton of maestro Gustavo Dudamel in 2009.
His soloist experience includes performing the Violin Concerto by L.V. Beethoven and the Spanish Symphony by E. Laló with the MINEDU Youth Symphony Orchestra (Peru) in 2016, and 2010 respectively and Vivaldi’s Summer and Bach’s Concerto in A minor with the National Symphony Orchestra in 2007 and 2005 respectively. Carlos has taken piano and conducting lessons leading to important achievements such as first place in the National Concert Competition in honor to W.A. Mozart, in the category up to 17 years old, performing the concerto No. 12 KV 414 for piano. As a conductor he led the Chamber Orchestra of the University of North Dakota in 2015 and the Peruvian Youth Symphony Orchestra in 2010.
