Fetter Studio

Frances Yu

Frances Yu, is currently studying with David Fetter as a 3rd year student at The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. She started her musical studies on the violin at age four, and at age eleven, the trombone. Her previous teachers include Timothy Gavlik and Ben Pelletier. In her senior year of high school, she was the recipient of the John Philip Sousa Award.

At Peabody, Ms. Yu participates in numerous performing groups. She plays with the Peabody Wind ensemble, The Trombody Peabones, The Peabody Youth Orchestra, along with Eastern Edge Brass. Although her musical career has just begun, it has already taken her across the globe. Ms. Yu has participated in summer music festivals such as Music Without Borders in Balassagyarmat, Hungary, the International Chamber Music Courses & Festival in Positano, Italy, and Intensive Classical Brass Workshop at New York University in New York City. Other festivals she has participated in include the International Musical Arts Youth Orchestra in Bloomington, Indiana, and the Asia Pacific Activities Council in Shanghai, China. She has also been a participant in the Southeast Asia Honor band—a festival where music students from cities all over Southeast Asia such as Jakarta, Bangkok, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Taiwan come together to form a highly advanced Wind Ensemble—from 2004 to 2009.

Ms. Yu will also be heard with the Peabody Wind Ensemble in the newly anticipated Naxos recordings of Johan de Meiji’s Symphony No. 1, “Lord of the Rings” and Symphony No. 3, “Planet Earth”, to be released in February 2012.

In the summer of 2011 Frances attended two brass programs. The Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass Chamber Music Seminar, which took place at the Curtis Institute of Music, and Summer Brass Institute in Atherton, CA where she given the opportunity to play large brass ensemble repertoire and work with members of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.

Frances Yu plays a Getzen 3047AF trombone with a Bach 5G mouthpiece.

Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas is entering The Peabody Institute as a freshman in the fall of 2011.  She is studying in the studio of Mr. David Fetter as a trombone performance major.  Before Carolyn came to Peabody, she was active in several youth ensembles, including the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, and Philly Youth Orchestra’s Bravo Brass.  Through the Philadelphia programs, Ms. Thomas was able to work with several members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. She was also a member of the Atlantic Youth Orchestra playing cello.

Carolyn has studied with Paul Bryan at the Curtis Institute, Cathy Bridge of the Ocean City Pops, as well as Samuel Chen, principal trombonist of the Knoxville Symphony.  Carolyn began studying trombone at age nine, and has kept playing ever since.  She has won several awards such as the John Phillip Sousa Award in 2007, has played in numerous honors ensembles, and in the spring of 2011 placed in a concerto competition with the Ocean City Pops, being invited to solo with the pops orchestra.

Over the summers, Carolyn enjoys working at the New York Summer Music Festival located in Oneonta, New York.  There she performs in many ensembles ranging from classical orchestra to select jazz ensembles.  Ms. Thomas looks forward to an exciting and fulfilling year here at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

Carolyn's instrument is a Bach Stradivarius 42BO with a Conn Umi 5G mouthpiece.

Alec Hanslowe

Alec Hanslowe entered the Peabody Institute as a freshman in fall, 2011.  He started playing trombone when he was nine years old.  His past teachers have included Albert Vidovich and Anthony Mazzocchi.  In his senior year of high school, he received the John Philips Sousa Award for dedication in music.

Alec was born and raised in Wharton, New Jersey.  During his time in high school, he performed with NJMEA All-State Bands and Orchestras, his local Wharton Community Band, and the 2011 MENC All-Eastern Orchestra.  In the summer of 2011, he attended the Kinhaven School of Music.  At Peabody he is currently performing with the Wind Ensemble, the Jazz Orchestra, a trombone quartet, the Brass Ensemble, and the Trombody Peabones.  Alec is thrilled to be playing as much music as he is with players at such a high level, and he looks forward to achieving many goals in his first year at Peabody.

Alec’s trombone is an Edwards T350-E with a Griego CS5 mouthpiece.