ITEC 2001 Artists

Euphonium player Matthew Tropman of Ann Arbor, MI, joined "The President's Own" United States Marine Band in July 1996.

Gunnery Sergeant Tropman began his musical training at age 12 and graduated from the Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor. He earned a bachelor of musical arts in performance degree from the University of Michigan and is pursuing a master's degree in performance from Arizona State University in Tempe.

He has studied with Samuel Pilafian of Arizona State University and the Empire Brass Quintet, Fritz Kaenzig of the University of Michigan, and Luis Maldonado of Interlochen, MI.

GySgt Tropman has won several prestigious competitions, including the Colonial Euphonium and Tuba Solo Competition in 1996, the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition (Artist Division) in 1993, and the International Euphonium-Tuba Conference Solo Competition in 1992. He appears frequently as a guest soloist and clinician at various festivals in the United States, Canada and abroad.

With the Marine Band, GySgt Tropman frequently performs at the White House, in the Washington, DC, area, and across the country during the band's annual concert tour. In 1998, he was a Marine Band tour soloist.

GySgt Tropman, the son of John and Penelope Tropman of Ann Arbor, currently resides in Arlington, VA.

The Marine Band is America's oldest musical orgazation. Founded in 1798, the band has performed for every U.S. President since John Adams. Given the title "The President's Own" by Thomas Jefferson, the Marine Band's primary mission is to provide music for the President of the United States.