Wednesday, October 22, 2025
8:30PM
Free Admission

PROGRAM
3 Miniatures – for trombone and piano, Anthony Plog
Auftrag – for trombone and piano (world premiere), Veronika Reutz Drobnić
Khrōmóphōnon I (2017, rev. 2025) – for piano, electronics, and 3D computer graphics, Marko Slaviček
Shape Up and Fly Right – for trombone and piano (world premiere), Frano Djurović
Groundswell – for trombone and piano, Christopher Cerrone

Trombonist Mark Broschinsky has been praised by the Rapid City Journal as a “true virtuoso on the instrument.” A zealous advocate of new music, he has commissioned numerous solo pieces, performs regularly with ensemble mise-en, and has appeared with New York-based ensembles Argento New Music Project, Talea Ensemble, and Tilt Brass. An active chamber musician, Mark is a founding member of the Guidonian Hand Trombone Quartet. The Hand has premiered numerous works and received grants from organizations such as Chamber Music America, the Barlow Foundation, and New Music USA. He has performed as a guest artist at the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico and with numerous orchestras, including the Utah Symphony Orchestra, the New World Symphony, and the Britten–Pears Festival Orchestra in England, and has presented solo recitals at numerous universities including the University of California–Santa Barbara, Brigham Young University, and Capital University. Mark was awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music.

Mia Elezović is a distinguished Croatian pianist with an early-starting international career, performing across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. She has collaborated with leading orchestras, including the Zagreb Philharmonic, and conductors like Kazushi Ono. A noted chamber musician, she has worked with ensembles such as the Zagreb Guitar Trio and contemporary groups like Synchronos. Elezović has appeared at major festivals worldwide and directs a summer vocal program in Salzburg. She holds multiple master’s degrees from Zagreb, Vienna, Frankfurt, and Manhattan, has received prestigious scholarships and awards, and is a dedicated educator, currently serving as associate professor at the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek