Andrew Lankford, trombone, and Amy Robertson, piano

JMU Faculty member Andrew Lankford is principal trombone with the Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, trombonist with the Madison Brass, and a member of Mr. Jefferson’s Bones. He has performed with numerous ensembles including the North Carolina Symphony, Longview Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra, Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra, Brevard Chamber Orchestra, and the Kansas City Boulevard Big Band. He has also performed with commercial artists including Wayne Newton, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, and Margaret Whiting. From 2001-2015, he was the principal and solo trombonist with the Massanutten Brass Band. Prior to joining JMU as Professor of Trombone in 2001, Lankford held teaching positions at Louisiana Tech University, Armstrong Atlantic State University, and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In addition, he has served on the faculty of the Sulzbach-Rosenberg International Music Festival in Germany and the Taller de Música para Trombonistas in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Amy Robertson holds a BA in Piano Performance, with an emphasis in Accompanying and Coaching, and a MM in Piano Performance from James Madison University. She has been a featured soloist with the Prince William Symphony Orchestra and a finalist in the Hilton Head Island International Competition. In 1997, Amy premiered a piece for cello and piano at the MidAtlantic Chapter annual meeting of the College Music Society. In 1999, she was the staff accompanist for the School of Music at James Madison University. In 2000, she auditioned for and attended the American Institute of Music Studies program in Graz, Austria. While there, Amy focused her studies on German Lied and accompanied vocalists in local concerts. Amy has been piano accompanist of the Shenandoah Valley Choral Society since 1996. She has been the accompanist at the North American Brass Band Association annual conference every year since 2012. In addition to working with students and faculty at JMU, Amy has worked with guest artists such as Mark Thiele, Sheona White, Steven Mead, Weston Sprott, David Thornton, Brett Baker, Abel Pereira, and James Markey.