Dr. Cory Mixdorf has been an active performer and educator in the Atlanta area since his arrival at Georgia State University in 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa as well as Master of Music and Doctor of Music degrees in trombone performance from Indiana University.

In addition to maintaining a strong studio, Dr. Mixdorf also serves as a brass chamber coach and maintains a regular schedule as a guest artist and clinician on the national and international levels. His most recent endeavors include touring Germany with the brass ensemble, Eurobrass, and traveling to the Universidade de Brasilia where he was invited to solo with the Trombones Sociedade Anônima and give a masterclass to the university's trombone students. Dr. Mixdorf was also fortunate to have been selected as a fellow in the 2011 Alessi Seminar in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Outside of his collegiate duties, Dr. Mixdorf enjoys performing with several area ensembles. He is currently the acting second trombonist with the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra and has also performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra Augusta, LaGrange Symphony Orchestra and Georgia Brass Band, a group with which he recorded the album, A Christmas Festival.

While attending Indiana University, he held the positions of principal and second trombone in the Columbus, IN, Philharmonic from 2006-2009. Other orchestral experience includes performances with the New World Symphony in Miami, FL, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Richmond Symphony Orchestra and Evansville Philharmonic. He has appeared as a soloist with the Indiana University Symphonic Band where he performed Richard Peaslee's Arrows of Time. Dr. Mixdorf has also toured with the Mr. Jack Daniel's Silver Cornet Band.

Before his appointment at GSU, Dr. Mixdorf served as adjunct instructor of brass at Vincennes University, associate instructor at Indiana University, and adjunct instructor of trombone at St. Ambrose University.

His principal teachers include Peter Ellefson, M. Dee Stewart, Nancy Vogt, D. Paul Pollard, Bruce Tychinski and Brad Edwards. Dr. Mixdorf is a Conn-Selmer Performing Artist http://www.conn-selmer.com/en-us/.

When not playing trombone, Dr. Mixdorf spends every minute possible with his beloved wife Elizabeth and children, Miles, Madelyn and Mason.