Ed Jacobs, Euphonium

Ed Jacobs

Euphonium

Ed Jacobs is Professor of Music at Southwestern Illinois College, where he has taught since 2004. He teaches music theory, music appreciation, American popular music, and directs the concert band. Mr. Jacobs also maintains an active performing career. He is the Associate Principal Conductor of the Metropolitan Orchestra of St. Louis, is the principal trombone of the Union Avenue Opera orchestra and has previously played principal trombone with the Metropolitan Orchestra of St. Louis, St. Louis Philharmonic, Clarion Brass, the Bob Kuban Brass, and La Solucion Latina Orchestra. He has also performed with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, The MUNY, Bach Society of St. Louis, St. Louis Brass Band, Washington University Symphony, Webster University Orchestra, Gateway Festival Orchestra, and Chamber Project St. Louis. Ed is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, where he studied euphonium with Dr. Jerry A. Young. As an undergraduate, he studied conducting with Maestro Nobuyoshi Yasuda and led two fully staged performances of Mozart’s Magic Flute. When not making music, Ed enjoys spending time with his children, watching Minnesota sports team break his heart, playing video games, and writing about himself in the third person.