Kevin Dugat

(he/him)

Kevin Dugat is a trombonist and educator based in Boston, Massachusetts. Since moving to New England in 2021, he has performed with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops, the DuBois Orchestra in Cambridge, MA, the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Portland Symphony Orchestra.

In 2015, Dugat established a thriving studio of middle school and high school low brass students in the San Antonio, Texas, area while maintaining an active performance schedule. In 2016, he toured nationally as a member of the brass quintet with the St. Louis-based “Cornerstone Chorale and Brass”. From 2016-2017, he was on faculty at the Luzerne Music Center in Lake Luzerne, New York, where he also performed in the Luzerne Music Center Brass Quintet. Dugat performed as the first trombonist with the San Antonio Brass Band from 2018-2020 and proudly helped the band place first in the “First Section” division of the North American Brass Band Competition in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 2018. While living in Texas, Dugat performed regularly with the Symphony of the Hills in Kerrville on tenor and bass trombone.

Dugat joined Schreiner University in the fall of 2017 as the Coordinator of University Bands and Adjunct Professor of Brass. Between 2017-2021, Kevin assisted with the University Concert Band, conducted the University Basketball Band, the University Brass Ensemble, and the University Jazz Band, and taught all low brass majors at the university. During Dugat’s tenure at Schreiner University, he led a growth initiative that saw the band’s number grow from 13 to over 40 students and music major numbers jump from 2 to above 20 students. Since 2017, Kevin has presented lectures on freelancing and growing studio culture and performance masterclasses at universities in Texas, Alabama, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. He has also been in demand for masterclass work at numerous high school and middle school programs across the United States.

Originally from Kerrville, Texas, Dugat earned a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Boston University. He also holds additional degrees from the University of Alabama and Texas State University. Dugat’s primary teachers include Toby Oft, Dr. Jonathan Whitaker, and Dr. Martin McCain.