Hana Beloglavec, assistant professor of trombone at Florida State University, and Alexa Still, professor of flute at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, have won the American Prize in Instrumental Performance Award in the professional division. For the past 14 years, the American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts hosts a series of contests to recognize the country’s best performing artists, directors, ensembles, and composers in four different categories: professional, college/university, community, and high school.
Dr. Beloglavec joined the faculty at Florida State University’s College of Music last year, becoming the third-ever classical trombonist to teach at the institution. Earlier in her career, she held teaching positions with Louisiana State University and Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Throughout her career, she has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. She currently performs as the principal trombonist of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Beloglavec holds a bachelor of music degree from Western Michigan University, a master of music degree from Yale University, and a doctor of musical arts degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
An Oberlin Conservatory faculty member since 2011, Dr. Still teaches flute and serves as director of the division of winds, brass, and percussion. Previously, she was a professor of flute and director of performance research at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Australia. Ealier, she was an instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder. As an artist, she has performed in recitals and concertos, as well as taught master classes, at numerous institutions around the globe.
A native of New Zealand, Dr. Still received her bachelor of music degree from Auckland University. She holds a master of music degree and doctor of musical arts degree from Stony Brook University in New York.