Biography
Eden Garza, a native of South Texas, joined the Seattle Symphony September 2022. He received his Masters Degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied with Dr. Nathaniel Brickens and his Bachelors Degree from Texas A&M University Kingsville, where he studied with Dr. Oscar Diaz. As a soloist, Eden has been featured with TAMUK’s Jazz Band I, the South Texas Trombone Sound, the TAMUK Trombone Choir, the TAMUK Wind Symphony at the Texas Music Educators Association Conference, the University of Texas Trombone Choir at the Texas Music Educators Association Conference, ITF with the University of Texas Trombone Choir, at the Midwest Clinic with the TAMUK Trombone Choir, and at the ITF’s Composers Workshop. Garza has been awarded first prize for various competitions that include the Edward Kleinhammer Orchestral Bass Trombone Competition, the Big 12 Bass Trombone Competition, the Donald Yaxley Solo Bass Trombone Competition, the ITA trombone quartet competition, and the Hungarian Online Trombone Competition. Eden also serves as a faculty member for the University of Washington School of Music.