University of Kentucky Trumpet Studio
UK has a long history of excellence in trumpet. UK has twice hosted the International Trumpet Guild Conference, first in 1982 (Vince DiMartino, host) and again in 1998 (Terry Everson, host). UK hosted the National Trumpet Competition in 2019. The UK Trumpet Ensemble has performed at multiple International Trumpet Guild Conference and has taken first prize at the National Trumpet Competition (2004) as well as second prize in 2016 and 2014. The UK trumpet ensemble has recorded three compacts discs, Competition Pieces for Trumpet Ensemble (2015), Andromeda: New Music for Trumpet Ensembles (2019), and Labyrinths: New Music for Trumpet Ensemble (2023).
The UK trumpet studio has an esteemed reputation for placement into full-time positions as college professors, band directors, military musicians, orchestral performers, church musicians, and arts administrators. Examples of recent UK trumpet graduates include Julian Kaplan (principal trumpet, Kansas City Symphony), Marisa Youngs (trumpet professor, Winthrop University), Sabrina Musick (U.S. Marine Band, San Diego), Rui Li (National Center for Performing Arts Orchestra, China), DiaShamar Marshall (Director of Bands, Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis), Ally VerSteegh (Admin, Lyric Opera of Chicago) and Matthew McMahon (Admin, St. Louis Symphony). UK trumpeters have also recently won first prize (Chase Hawkins) and third prize (Jared Wallis) in the National Trumpet Competition's solo divisions as well.
The UK trumpet studio typically has between 24-30 students pursuing majors in music education, music performance, arts administration, and the minor in music.
UK is particularly recognized for its excellence in historical brass. New in 2017, UK offers a Certificate in Baroque Trumpet to prepare students for trailblazing opportunities in the rapidly growing field of Baroque trumpet performance. The UK Baroque Trumpet Ensemble, one of the largest in the world, has recorded two compact discs: Music for Natural Trumpets (2017) and John Hyde: A New and Complete Preceptor for Trumpet and Bugle Horn (2020). During their studies at UK, Baroque trumpet students have been employed with professional baroque orchestras including Mountainside Baroque (Cumberland, MD) and Bourbon Baroque (Louisville, KY).
A full history of the trumpet studio at the University of Kentucky can be found on this article on Jason Dovel's blog (external link that opens in a new window)
The UK trumpet studio has an esteemed reputation for placement into full-time positions as college professors, band directors, military musicians, orchestral performers, church musicians, and arts administrators. Examples of recent UK trumpet graduates include Julian Kaplan (principal trumpet, Kansas City Symphony), Marisa Youngs (trumpet professor, Winthrop University), Sabrina Musick (U.S. Marine Band, San Diego), Rui Li (National Center for Performing Arts Orchestra, China), DiaShamar Marshall (Director of Bands, Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis), Ally VerSteegh (Admin, Lyric Opera of Chicago) and Matthew McMahon (Admin, St. Louis Symphony). UK trumpeters have also recently won first prize (Chase Hawkins) and third prize (Jared Wallis) in the National Trumpet Competition's solo divisions as well.
The UK trumpet studio typically has between 24-30 students pursuing majors in music education, music performance, arts administration, and the minor in music.
UK is particularly recognized for its excellence in historical brass. New in 2017, UK offers a Certificate in Baroque Trumpet to prepare students for trailblazing opportunities in the rapidly growing field of Baroque trumpet performance. The UK Baroque Trumpet Ensemble, one of the largest in the world, has recorded two compact discs: Music for Natural Trumpets (2017) and John Hyde: A New and Complete Preceptor for Trumpet and Bugle Horn (2020). During their studies at UK, Baroque trumpet students have been employed with professional baroque orchestras including Mountainside Baroque (Cumberland, MD) and Bourbon Baroque (Louisville, KY).
A full history of the trumpet studio at the University of Kentucky can be found on this article on Jason Dovel's blog (external link that opens in a new window)
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UK Trumpet Ensemble winning Second Prize at the 2016 National Trumpet Competition
UK Baroque Trumpet Ensemble - "Brahms Fantasy"
(Singletary "Concert Capture" Series) UK Trumpet Ensemble plays Terry Everson's There's a Great Day Coming
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UK Trumpet Ensemble winning Second Prize at the 2014 National Trumpet Competition
UK Baroque Trumpet Ensemble in Cumberland, Maryland (featured artists with the professional ensemble, Mountainside Baroque)
UK Baroque Trumpet Ensemble plays "Rocky"
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Recent Student Placement (since the arrival of Professor Dovel in 2013)
Professors:
Stephen Wadsack (DMA in progress) - instructor of trumpet at Wright State University
Clint Linkmeyer (DMA in progress) – instructor of trumpet at Eastern Mennonite University
Samuel Oliveri (DMA in progress) – instructor of trumpet at Arkansas State University
Javier Salinas (MM ’21) – instructor of trumpet at Texas A&M Kingsville
Abby Temple (BM '20) - adjunct instructor at University of Kentucky
Jeff Barrington (DMA ’19) - lecture of brass/trumpet at Asbury University
Marisa Youngs (DMA ’18) - instructor of trumpet at Winthrop University
Steven Siegel (DMA ’17) - assistant professor of music at Univ. of Wisconsin-Superior
Stacy Simpson (DMA '16) - coordinator of chamber music and instructor of trumpet at Bellarmine University
Michael Black (DMA '16) - assistant professor of music at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Jared Wallis (BM '15) - assistant professor of trumpet at Ithaca College (& adjunct Baroque trumpet instructor at the Eastman School of Music)
Band Directors/K-12 Teachers:
Bailey Goff (BM '23) - Music Teacher, Fayette County Public Schools (Coventry Elementary School)
Nathan Brom (MM '22) - Band Specialist at Knox County Schools (Tennessee)
Neal Grindstaff (MM '22 and BMME '19) - Assistant Band Director at Montgomery High School
Taylor Huffaker (BMME '21) - Director of Bands at Powell County High School
Jessica Lambert (BA '20) - Trumpet Instructor, Frisco Indepdent School District, Frisco, Texas
Tyran Ellis (BMME ’19) - Director of Bands at Lewis County High School
Shelby Napier (BMME, ‘18) - band director at Royal Spring Middle School in Georgetown, KY (2018)
DiaShamar Marshall (BMME 2017) band director at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana
Conner Kinmon (BMME 2017) - Director of Bands at Henderson County High School in
Henderson, KY
Sean Piatt (BMME, 2016) – band director at Harrison County High School
Michael Cotten (BMME, 2016) - Director of Bands at Hector High School in Russellville, Arkansas. Previously band director La Salle Catholic School in Cincinnati.
Katie Safa (BMME 2017) -Director of Bands at Barker Middle School in Michigan City, Indiana (2017)
Performing Positions:
Clinton Linkmeyer (DMA in progress) - Second Trumpet, Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra (Virginia)
Sabrina Musick (BMME 2016)- trumpeter with the U.S. Marine Band in San Diego, California.
Ray Li (DMA 2015), performs full-time with the National Centre for Performing Arts Orchestra in Beijing, China
Phillip Chase Hawkins (MM 2014) Principal Trumpet of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.
Marisa Youngs - Third Trumpet, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra (North Carolina)
Stacy Simpson, Louisville Orchestra
Caden Holmes, Baytown Symphony Orchestra
Arts Admin/Business Positions:
Ally VerSteegh, Special Events Coordinator for Lyric Opera of Chicago
Matthew McMahon, Artist Operations Coordinator, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Joel Crawford, Recording Engineer, Cincinnati Public Media/Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Taylor Gustad, Pickett Brass
Franki Arroyo, Production Technician, WTVQ-DT ABC TV station
Graduate School Placement:
Madison Barton (MM 2022) now pursing DM at Florida State as Trumpet TA
Drew Reynolds (BM 2022) now pursuing MM and Certificate in Baroque Trumpet at University of Kentucky
David Vest (BM 2021) now pursuing MM at University of North Texas
Javier Salinas (MM 2021) now pursuing DMA at University of Texas – Austin
Abby Temple (BM 2020) completed her MM at Longy School of Music
Will Lovan (BM 2019) now pursuing his master’s degree in performance at UCLA with Jens Lindemann as a teaching assistant
Coleman Scott (BMME 2019) received MM at University of Colorado-Boulder, now pursuing DMA at Louisiana State University as Trumpet TA
Shelby Napier (BMME 2018) now pursuing MM at University of Kentucky
Jared Wallis (BM 2015) completed both a MM and DMA at the Eastman School of Music as Trumpet TA
Matthew Coile (BA 2019) is now pursing a PhD at Northwestern University
Rhiannon Montgomery (BA 2019) is now pursuing doctoral study at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Zach Robinson (BMME 2018) now pursues a MM in music therapy at the University of Kentucky
Caden Holmes (BM 2017) won Trumpet Teaching Assistantship at Oklahoma State University in Fall 2017
Robert Elliott, who graduated from UK in 2015, won a Teaching Assistantship at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in trumpet performance.
Zac Byrd (BA 2019) receive the first-ever fellowship to study the brewing industry through an individualized graduate program at the University of Kentucky (Fall 2019)
Professors:
Stephen Wadsack (DMA in progress) - instructor of trumpet at Wright State University
Clint Linkmeyer (DMA in progress) – instructor of trumpet at Eastern Mennonite University
Samuel Oliveri (DMA in progress) – instructor of trumpet at Arkansas State University
Javier Salinas (MM ’21) – instructor of trumpet at Texas A&M Kingsville
Abby Temple (BM '20) - adjunct instructor at University of Kentucky
Jeff Barrington (DMA ’19) - lecture of brass/trumpet at Asbury University
Marisa Youngs (DMA ’18) - instructor of trumpet at Winthrop University
Steven Siegel (DMA ’17) - assistant professor of music at Univ. of Wisconsin-Superior
Stacy Simpson (DMA '16) - coordinator of chamber music and instructor of trumpet at Bellarmine University
Michael Black (DMA '16) - assistant professor of music at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Jared Wallis (BM '15) - assistant professor of trumpet at Ithaca College (& adjunct Baroque trumpet instructor at the Eastman School of Music)
Band Directors/K-12 Teachers:
Bailey Goff (BM '23) - Music Teacher, Fayette County Public Schools (Coventry Elementary School)
Nathan Brom (MM '22) - Band Specialist at Knox County Schools (Tennessee)
Neal Grindstaff (MM '22 and BMME '19) - Assistant Band Director at Montgomery High School
Taylor Huffaker (BMME '21) - Director of Bands at Powell County High School
Jessica Lambert (BA '20) - Trumpet Instructor, Frisco Indepdent School District, Frisco, Texas
Tyran Ellis (BMME ’19) - Director of Bands at Lewis County High School
Shelby Napier (BMME, ‘18) - band director at Royal Spring Middle School in Georgetown, KY (2018)
DiaShamar Marshall (BMME 2017) band director at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana
Conner Kinmon (BMME 2017) - Director of Bands at Henderson County High School in
Henderson, KY
Sean Piatt (BMME, 2016) – band director at Harrison County High School
Michael Cotten (BMME, 2016) - Director of Bands at Hector High School in Russellville, Arkansas. Previously band director La Salle Catholic School in Cincinnati.
Katie Safa (BMME 2017) -Director of Bands at Barker Middle School in Michigan City, Indiana (2017)
Performing Positions:
Clinton Linkmeyer (DMA in progress) - Second Trumpet, Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra (Virginia)
Sabrina Musick (BMME 2016)- trumpeter with the U.S. Marine Band in San Diego, California.
Ray Li (DMA 2015), performs full-time with the National Centre for Performing Arts Orchestra in Beijing, China
Phillip Chase Hawkins (MM 2014) Principal Trumpet of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.
Marisa Youngs - Third Trumpet, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra (North Carolina)
Stacy Simpson, Louisville Orchestra
Caden Holmes, Baytown Symphony Orchestra
Arts Admin/Business Positions:
Ally VerSteegh, Special Events Coordinator for Lyric Opera of Chicago
Matthew McMahon, Artist Operations Coordinator, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Joel Crawford, Recording Engineer, Cincinnati Public Media/Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Taylor Gustad, Pickett Brass
Franki Arroyo, Production Technician, WTVQ-DT ABC TV station
Graduate School Placement:
Madison Barton (MM 2022) now pursing DM at Florida State as Trumpet TA
Drew Reynolds (BM 2022) now pursuing MM and Certificate in Baroque Trumpet at University of Kentucky
David Vest (BM 2021) now pursuing MM at University of North Texas
Javier Salinas (MM 2021) now pursuing DMA at University of Texas – Austin
Abby Temple (BM 2020) completed her MM at Longy School of Music
Will Lovan (BM 2019) now pursuing his master’s degree in performance at UCLA with Jens Lindemann as a teaching assistant
Coleman Scott (BMME 2019) received MM at University of Colorado-Boulder, now pursuing DMA at Louisiana State University as Trumpet TA
Shelby Napier (BMME 2018) now pursuing MM at University of Kentucky
Jared Wallis (BM 2015) completed both a MM and DMA at the Eastman School of Music as Trumpet TA
Matthew Coile (BA 2019) is now pursing a PhD at Northwestern University
Rhiannon Montgomery (BA 2019) is now pursuing doctoral study at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Zach Robinson (BMME 2018) now pursues a MM in music therapy at the University of Kentucky
Caden Holmes (BM 2017) won Trumpet Teaching Assistantship at Oklahoma State University in Fall 2017
Robert Elliott, who graduated from UK in 2015, won a Teaching Assistantship at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in trumpet performance.
Zac Byrd (BA 2019) receive the first-ever fellowship to study the brewing industry through an individualized graduate program at the University of Kentucky (Fall 2019)