Alumni Spotlight: Natalie Mannix
What is your artistic specialty and how are you practicing it now?
I am currently Associate Professor of Trombone at the University of North Texas. I also played principal trombone in the Delaware Symphony for 14 years and trombone in the U.S. Navy Band in Washington, DC for 9 years.
What is your educational/training background?
I got a Bachelor of Musical Arts degree in trombone performance from the University of Michigan, MM in trombone performance from The Juilliard School and my DMA from the Catholic University of America.
When did you attend Blue Lake?
I attended Blue Lake as a camper in 1986 and 1987, a member of Blue Lake in Bavaria in 1988, counselor and euphonium soloist with the Blue Lake International Band in 1992 and I was trombone faculty member from 1996-1999.
What was special about Blue Lake and do you have any particular experiences or memories that you would like to share?
I loved all of the new friends I met every summer, whether I was a camper or on the faculty. At Blue Lake, I quickly learned that music was going to create a path to life-long relationships.