Lauren Casey-Clyde is an international performer and esteemed music educator residing in Austin, TX. Recently named a finalist for the International Trombone Association Quartet Competition and the winner of the Emory Remington Trombone Choir Competition, Lauren has performed all over the country in high demand. She has performed with The Boston Symphony Orchestra,  Austin Symphony Orchestra, Austin Opera, and Temple Symphony Orchestra. She was a finalist at the 2023 Big 12 Tenor Trombone Solo Competition and she placed third in the Susan Slaughter Solo Competition at the 2019 International Women’s Brass Conference. She has made solo appearances with the University of Texas Concert Band, University of Texas Wind Ensemble, New England Brass Band, the Saratoga High School Wind Ensemble, and the Boston University Wind Ensemble. She has worked with esteemed conductors Bernard Haitink, Andris Nelsons, Jerry Junkin, and Farhad Khudyev. 

 

Alongside her performing career, Lauren is passionate about dedicating her time to teaching. Lauren currently serves as a private teacher at the award-winning Walsh Middle School in Round Rock ISD, and teaches students from all over the Austin area. Her students have consistently won positions in the TMEA Region Bands, CBDA All-State Ensembles, Honor Bands, and summer festivals such as the BU Tanglewood Institute. During the summer, she is a brass instructor with the 2016 DCI champion Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps.

 

Lauren is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Music Degree at the University of Texas under the instruction of Dr. Nathaniel Brickens, where she serves as a teaching assistant. She previously earned her Masters of Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her Bachelors of Music degree at Boston University.  Lauren has been published in the International Tuba Euphonium Association Journal and can be heard on the BBC Symphony Orchestra CD Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony, performing with the Royal College of Music Brass Band and on Boston University’s CD Expanding Spaces, performing principal euphonium.

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