The Dallas Symphony low brass is widely recognized for its outstanding orchestral playing in one of the finest musical organizations in the U.S.
John Kitzman has performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 1972. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan where he studied with Glenn Smith. Other teachers along the way include Henry Charles Smith, Allan Chase, Per Brevig and Ed Herman. Following a three-year stint in the U.S. Military Academy Band, he joined the Dallas Symphony in 1972. Two years later, he joined the faculty of Southern Methodist University. He has toured with the Summit Brass Ensemble, and in 1988, he was a member of the World Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo, Japan.
Philip Graham has been a member of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 1975. He received a bachelor's and master's degree from Southern Methodist University, and his principal teachers include Alfred Resch, Gordon Sweeney and Frank Crisafulli. As a winner of the Ford Foundation New Music Grant, he has also been a soloist with the Houston Symphony.
Darren McHenry joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra as the bass trombonist in 1995. He grew up in Atlanta, GA, where he began his musical training with William Hill. He received his bachelor's degree in 1992 from Southern Methodist University, and in 1994, he received his master's degree from the Juilliard School of Music. During that year, he won the Lewis Van Haney Philharmonic Prize and the Donald Yaxley Scholarship. McHenry has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Chattanooga Symphony before joining the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Matthew Good, a native of Corning, NY, has studied with Donald Stanley, Donald Harry, Paul Krzywicki and Warren Deck. He attended the Julliard School of Music from 1980 to 1981, and then transferred to the Curtis Institute of Music. He participated in the Tanglewood Fellowship program in 1984, the National Repertory Orchestra in 1985, and the Aspen Festival Orchestra in 1997. He played with the Jacksonville Symphony from 1987 to 1995 and joined the Dallas Symphony in 1995.
