LAUREN RUDZINSKAS

Dr. Lauren Rudzinskas has a dynamic career as an accomplished trombonist and pedagogue performing as a chamber musician, soloist, freelancer, clinician, and presenter. Rudzinskas teaches trombone at the University of Akron. She is a founding member of Calypsus Brass, an innovative ensemble praised for its commitment to performing new works, giving masterclasses, and creating high-level professional recordings for underrepresented composers. An active performer, Rudzinskas has been a featured solo artist with a variety of ensembles and regularly freelances with local orchestras including the Akron, Canton, and Youngstown Symphonies. As an accomplished arts administrator, Lauren serves as the General Manager of the International Women’s Brass Conference. Dr. Rudzinskas earned a doctorate of musical arts in Trombone Performance and Literature with a minor in Pedagogy and an Advanced Certificate in College Teaching at the Eastman School of Music where she also earned a Performer's Certificate and was nominated for the prestigious Artist's Diploma.