Category Archives: Announcements

Ensembles present In-Person Concert on April 25


Three of Tri-State Ensembles chamber ensembles will be presenting a concert this Sunday at 5:00 at LifeGate Church in Newport, Ky. The Trombone Ensemble, directed by Sean McGhee, Trumpet Ensemble, directed by Bryan Crisp and the Jazz Combo, directed by Spencer Merk, will be featured. Please join us for a […]

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Tri-State Ensembles Announces New Facility for 2021


We are excited to hold our 2021 events at LifeGate Church in Newport, Ky. We have been at Xavier University the past several years, but due to COVID, we were forced to move elsewhere for this year. Thank you to LifeGate Church for allowing us to meet in their church. […]

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Clarinet Choir and WW Quintet Welcomes New Director


Please join us in welcoming Dr. Laura Sabo to the team of accomplished educators at Tri-State Ensembles. Laura Sabo is a classically trained musician who has crossed to the dark side of improvised music and never wants to go back, except occasionally when she gets to perform with wonderful ensembles […]

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Trombone Ensemble – NEW FOR 2021


Tri-State Ensembles is excited to announce the addition of the 10th ensemble to the roster directed by Professional Trombonist Sean McGhee. Sean McGhee, a graduate of the IU Jacob’s School of Music and University of Cincinnati’s CCM, is a freelancer and music educator based in Cincinnati.  He is the bass […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE End of the Season


We at TSE hope you and your families are doing well and staying safe during this unprecedented time. It is with great regret that we will have to cancel the remainder of the 2020 TSE season. We want you all to know how amazing it was to work with your […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE 3/19/2020


TSE COVID-19 UPDATE 3/19/2020 First, we want to thank you for your time and work so far this season in Tri-State Ensembles. Who knew that the 10th year of TSE would be so memorable, but not in the way we all hoped. We are committed to continuing the education we […]

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Jazz Combo Welcomes New Director


We are pleased to welcome Andrew Haug to the Tri-State Ensembles team. Andrew Haug is a pianist from Cincinnati, OH. He has performed throughout the country and is active in many local groups: On a Limb, Eric Wurzelbacher Quartet, Down Home Collective, and Ron Enyard Quartet. Andrew has had the […]

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Clarinet Choir and WW Quintet Welcomes New Director


We are pleased to have Miriam Culley join the Tri-State Ensemble team this year as the new Director of the Clarinet Choir and Woodwind Quintet. They Say that “variety is the very spice of life”, and in classical clarinetist Miriam Culley’s life, her range of performance experiences and positions makes her […]

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Woodwind Quintet Performs with Andrew Marriner


The Tri-State Ensembles Woodwind Quintet will be performing at the Cincinnati Clarinet Consortium MiniFest 2017 on April 9, 2017. The ensemble, under the direction of Wallis Vore, will be performing at 9am in a recital and again at 11am in a masterclass given by Andrew Marriner, Principal Clarinetist of the […]

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Advanced Jazz Combo to Perform at Urban Artifact


The Advanced Jazz Combo will be performing at a hip new performance space/brewery on the west side of Cincinnati called Urban Artifact. This space has been open for a little over a year the live music is booked by our previous Jazz Director, Dominic Marino. Mark your calendars for April […]

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