Artist Affiliate in Low Brass
Joining the faculty at Berry College in the Fall of 2022, Dr. Michael DeSousa is excited to be returning home to the North Georgia area. An avid performer in a variety of musical styles, Dr. DeSousa has performed with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, the Colla Voce Brazilian Music Group, the UK Faculty Brass Quintet, the DiMartino/Osland Jazz Orchestra and the Joe Gransden Big Band, amongst others. From 2016-2018 Dr. DeSousa toured full-time with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, performing in venues across the United States, Canada, and Japan.
As a soloist, Dr. DeSousa has been featured at the 2021 International Trombone Festival in Columbus, GA, the 2019 American Trombone Workshop in Washington, D.C. and the 2018 Great American Brass Band Festival in Danville, KY. He has also been involved in numerous recording projects including The Glenn Miller Orchestra: Live in Japan DVD (2018) and Global Graffiti (2021) by the UK Trombone Studio as well as his own solo album, Points of Departure, to be released Fall of 2022.
As an educator, Dr. DeSousa served as an Instructor of Trombone at the University of Kentucky in the Fall of 2021, along with maintaining an active private studio in Central Kentucky. He has earned a Doctorate in Musical Arts and a Master of Music degree from the University of Kentucky while studying with Brad Kerns as well as a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from Kennesaw State University with Dr. Tom Gibson and Wes Funderburk.