Milton Stevens, Principal Trombonist of the National Symphony Orchestra since 1978, was previously the Principal Trombonist of the orchestras of Denver and Columbus, Ohio.  As a soloist, he has made appearances with the orchestras of Denver, Wheeling, Mansfield, Virginia, and several times with the National Symphony Orchestra.  Among the many concert bands that have featured him as soloist are the U. S. Army Band, the Harvard University Band, and the U. S. Navy Band.  An active chamber music player, he is a member of the National Symphony Orchestra Brass Principals Quintet, the Theater Chamber Players of the Kennedy Center, and Gabriel's Brass.
 
                  Dr. Stevens earned degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the University of Illinois, and Boston University, and pursued additional studies at Tanglewood and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.  Conducting studies were with Gerhardt Wimberger in Salzburg and with Bernard Goodman and Walter Eisenberg in this country.  Currently, he is the conductor of the Washington Symphonic Brass, a premier group of professional brass and percussion musicians from the Washington/Baltimore area.  The Washington Symphonic Brass has two recordings to its credit:  "Ancient Airs for Brass and Organ" and "Nielsen on Brass".
 
                  Previously a full time faculty member at Oberlin, Boston University, and Ohio State University, Dr. Stevens is currently an Adjunct Professor at Catholic University and Artist in Residence at the University of Maryland.  A frequent clinician and lecturer, he has been a faculty member for the Eastern, Rocky Mountain, Western, and International Trombone Workshops, as well as the Summit Brass Institute, the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute, and the National Orchestral Institute.  He has presented master classes at many prestigious schools, including Arizona State University, Boston University, Eastman School of Music, Interlochen, Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, Northwestern University, Oberlin Conservatory, and the Universities of Miami, Illinois, and Wisconsin.  He has also been a featured lecturer at the Southeast Brass Conference, the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic, the James Madison University Brass Bash, the New World Symphony, and Tanglewood.
 
                  Stevens is a clinician for the Selmer/Bach Corporation, is a member of the Summit Brass Artists, has served on the Board of Advisors for the International Trombone Association, and has written articles for the INSTRUMENTALIST MAGAZINE and the INTERNATIONAL TROMBONE ASSOCIATION JOURNAL.  In 1987, he was honored to be chosen as one of five orchestral musicians from the United States to be part of the 110-piece World Philharmonic Orchestra, which presented concerts in Japan.  In 1999, Stevens was invited to be the principal trombonist of the Super World Orchestra, which presented concerts in Tokyo.  He has also performed in concerts, on tours, and on recordings with the SUMMIT BRASS.