Wilcox

Trombonist, Norm Wilcox has been performing throughout the Southern Tier for more than 40 years. A native of Elmira, he graduated from Horseheads High School, studying under James Wilson, and then from the Eastman School of Music, studying under Emory Remington and Donald Knaub. While choosing a career in the tool and die business, Norm has taken advantage of every opportunity to perform in many local musical organizations, including 31 years with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes and it's predecessors. He also plays with the Binghamton Symphony, the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Cornell University's Ensemble X, as well as two groups of his own, The Brass Menagerie, a brass quintet and The Elmira Trombone Choir. He has taught trombone privately, transcribed brass music and composed Christian music. He lives in Horseheads and is married to Kathy, herself an accomplished musician and veteran of many local theatrical productions.