Collection: Biggs, Curtis

Dr. Curtis Biggs (b. 1988) is the low brass instructor at Snow College in Ephraim, UT. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Contemporary Music from Bowling Green State University, as well as undergraduate and master’s degrees in Trombone Performance from Brigham Young University and Yale University. His compositions have been performed at several universities and music festivals, including the Big 12 Trombone Conference, and the International Trombone Festival.

As a trombonist, Curtis has performed with Ballet West, the American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Andrea Bocelli, and the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, among other ensembles and musicians. From November 2015 to 2016, Curtis held the position of principal bass trombonist with Symphony S.O.N.G. (Symphony Orchestra for the Next Generation) based in Seoul, South Korea. A major role of his position was also touring South Korea with the Symphony S.O.N.G. Brass Quintet. He has also performed as a soloist with the Snow College Wind Symphony, performing David Gillingham’s Vital Signs of Planet Earth, and with the BYU Philharmonic playing the 2nd movement of Christopher Rouse’s Trombone Concerto.

Together with his wife and pianist Jackie, Curtis founded the Radium Duo. In 2020, Curtis led a consortium of 20 bass trombonists to commission Czech Composer Juraj Filas. The Radium Duo premiered the resulting piece, “Dormi, amore, … dormi!” for bass trombone and piano at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts at Snow College in April, 2021. The duo’s first recording includes this piece, and can be heard on all streaming platforms.