Dr. Martin McCain was a guest soloist with the Balcones Community Orchestra on March 25, performing his bass trombone arrangement of Carl Maria von Weber’s Romance with orchestra in addition to Anthony Plog’s Nocturne for Bass Trombone and Strings. McCain’s Weber arrangement and Rachmaninov’s Vocalise arrangement have also received international distribution through the Martin Schmid Blechbläsernoten publishing company in Germany.
In Memphis, Tennessee he performed with the PRIZM Chamber Orchestra in an MLK50 concert that was broadcast on live TV. The concert was a part of a week-long celebration in commemoration of the 50th anniversary assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. McCain also hosted his former student Kevin Dugat (BM ’13) who gave a lecture topic on “A Guide to Freelancing: The Tangibles and Intangibles to Succeeding in Our Musically Competitive Environment”.