University of Kentucky Trumpet Studio

Congratulations to Univ of Kentucky trumpet alumnus, Madison Barton (MM '22), who was recently appointed Interim Trumpet Professor at Western Carolina University!!! We are so proud of you!
Madison completed her master's degree at UK in 2022, where she was a teaching assistant and performed and toured with the UK Faculty Brass Quintet. Madison is currently nearing completion of her doctorate at Florida State University.

Congratulations to DMA student Stephen Wadsack for his new full-time appointment as Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Kennesaw State University! Stephen just returned from a trip to Greece where he did some primary source research in Athens and Corfu for his doctoral dissertation, which he defends this week!

Congratulations to UK trumpet alumni Bailey Goff (BMME '23) and Violet Shinkle (BMME '24) who completed their Orff Schulwerk Level 1 training these last two weeks as part of UK's summer music education programming!

A huge congratulations to University of Kentucky DMA student Robert "Robbie" Collins who has won a full-time job teaching at North Greenville University, as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Brass! Best wishes in South Carolina, and we will miss you greatly in Lexington!!

Congratulations to UK Trumpet Student Victor Yuen who is featured in the magazine "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education" as one of ten Rising scholars in 2024!!!

Hitting the High Notes Victor Wing Heng Yuen is both a gifted musician and a talented educator. To that end, he is pursuing two doctoral degrees at the University of Kentucky (UK).

UK is hosting the Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts, and today Dr. Jason Dovel presented a master clas to the GSA trumpeters!

Final photos from the 2024 UK Summer Trumpet Institute. Thanks everyone for an amazing week, see you all next year!!

Thursday morning at the UK Trumpet Institute we had sessions by Ryan Gardner, George Carpten, Julia Bell, and Marisa Youngs!

Day 3 of the University of Kentucky Trumpet Institute included a second faculty artist recital, master classes, and many chances for meals and getting to know one another!

Congratulations to our amazing UKSTI Faculty Artists who played an impressive and eclectic Gala Recital tonight!!

UKSTI Day 2 afternoon highlights: classes with Vince DiMartino, baroque trumpet with Jared Wallis, classes with Ryan Gardner and Sarah Herbert.

Scenes from the morning of Day 2 of UK Trumpet Institute 2024: Sessions with Jared Wallis, Julia Bell, Pat Harbison, Nairam Simoes, Marisa Youngs, and more!

Day 1 of the UK Summer Trumpet Institute was a blast! Master classes and performances by William Leathers, Vince DiMartino, Pat Harbison, Abby Temple, and more!

UK trumpet faculty Jason Dovel and Abby Temple are headed to California this week to present at the 2024 International Trumpet Guild Conference. Dr. Dovel will be presenting a warm-up and session and master class, and Abby Temple will be directing the Junior Youth Trumpet Ensemble. We hope to see you there!

It’s our last Faculty Friday! Today we’re featuring our Director, Dr. Jason Dovel 🎉 See you June 3rd!

The American Record Guide described Jason Dovel’s trumpet playing as “spectacular” and praised his “full tone and terrific technical skills.” Of his debut CD, the International Trumpet Guild Journal reviewer wrote, “On every track, Dovel’s nuanced, stylistic interpretations and technical mastery are on full display.”

Jason Dovel joined the University of Kentucky School of Music faculty in 2013, where he is currently Associate Professor of Trumpet as well as Chair of the Division of Winds, Brass, Percussion, and Jazz. He serves as faculty sponsor of UK Education Abroad programs in Greece and Australia and is also founding director of the UK Summer Trumpet Institute, UK Baroque Trumpet Symposium, as well as the Certificate in Baroque Trumpet. During his 2021 sabbatical, Dovel served as Visiting Professor of Trumpet at Ionian University in Corfu, Greece.

See you soon in Lexington for the 8th annual UK Summer Trumpet Institute! Find more info at kentuckytrumpet.com 🎺

Thanks for everyone who registered for the 2024 Summer Trumpet Institute! Students, parents, and staff, please check your email, as this morning Dr. Dovel sent out lots of information about the week! (Sometimes those mass emails can go to your junk email folder)
We are excited to welcome everyone to Lexington for a great event!

Last chance! Registration closes TODAY for the UK Summer Trumpet Institute! We hope you will join us for what is sure to be a great week making music and new friendships! Register today at https://form.jotform.com/ukfinearts/summer-trumpet-institute

Just three days left before registration closes for the 8th annual UK Summer Trumpet Institute!! We hope you will join us for an amazing event in Lexington the first week of June. Register today at http://kentuckytrumpet.com/

The registration deadline for the UK Summer Trumpet Institute is May 22!! We hope you will join us and our amazing guest artists. Register today at http://kentuckytrumpet.com/

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SUMMER TRUMPET INSTITUTE Tuition for the four-day institute = $250 Lodging (optional) = $125 ​ One-day pass = $100

Registration closes in one week (May 22) for the UK Summer Trumpet Institute! We hope you will join us -- register today at http://kentuckytrumpet.com/

We’re just a couple weeks away from the UK Summer Trumpet Institute! Today we’re featuring Abby Temple, who is also our Assistant Director 🎺

Abby Temple is a Kentucky-based trumpeter and artist from Hickory, North Carolina. She currently serves on faculty at the University of Kentucky as an Adjunct Instructor of Trumpet, where she assists Dr. Jason Dovel in teaching the trumpet studio, and plays in the UK Faculty Brass Quintet.

A versatile performer, she regularly performs on baroque trumpet and modern trumpet. She served as Principal Trumpet with the Du Bois Orchestra, and recently performed the Haydn Trumpet Concerto with the UK Symphony Orchestra. For her solo projects, Abby performs programs incorporating multi-disciplinary art, free improvisation, and teaching artistry.

Abby earned a master’s degree from the Longy School of Music and holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Performance from the University of Kentucky. Abby has studied trumpet with Ashley Hall, Andy Kozar, Jason Dovel, Tim Hudson, and Tim Phillips.

The deadline to register is May 22nd! Register now at kentuckytrumpet.com to join us for the 8th annual event 🎶

We are now TWO WEEKS away from the registration deadline for the UK Summer Trumpet Institute! Have you registered yet? Registration deadline is May 22! More info and registration at KentuckyTrumpet.com and https://uktrumpetinstitute.weebly.com/

Our next faculty introduction is the one, the only, Vince DiMartino! 🎵

Vince DiMartino is one of the most sought after trumpet performers and educators. Since graduating from The Eastman School of Music in 1972, professor DiMartino taught at the University of Kentucky until 1993. At that time, Mr. DiMartino began a new appointment as Distinguished Artist in residence at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. He is now a distinguished Matton Professor of Music Emeritus at Centre College.

Mr. DiMartino is equally known as a jazz artist. He has been the lead and solo trumpet in the Lionel Hampton Band, the Chuck Mangione Band, the Clark Terry Band and The Eastman Arranger’s Holiday Orchestra. He has also performed with some of this country’s finest college jazz ensembles. Vince has been a member of the artist-faculty of the highly acclaimed Skidmore Jazz Institute since its inception in 1988, working with fellow artist-teachers Milt Hinton, Todd Coolman, Ed Shaughnessy, Frank Mantooth, Curtis Fuller, Dick Oatts and Pat LaBarbera.

Vince DiMartino is an S.E. Shires Trumpet Artist and plays Pickett Brass Mouthpieces.

Join us in exactly one month at the 8th annual UK Summer Trumpet Institute, held June 3-6 in Lexington, KY. Find more information and register at kentuckytrumpet.com! 🎺

Great story by NPR about UK trumpet alumnus Joel Crawford, who is now a recording engineer for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra!

How Those Local Concerts and Performances Come to Your Radio – Cincinnati Public Radio How Those Local Concerts and Performances Come to Your Radio Posted on April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 by Cincinnati Public Radio As you tune in or connect with WGUC on Sunday nights for our broadcasts of the Cincinnati Symphony or May Festival or Cincinnati Opera, do you ever wonder how that was accom...

Congratulations to Adiel Najera who presented a well-researched lecture recital this morning on performance practice of wind band marches!

Sophomore Sierra Williamson led us through our last warm-up class of the year!

Congratulations to Noah Gawarecki who played an elective trumpet recital this afternoon! Noah is also our studio's social media coordinator and many of the posts you have seen this year have been from Noah.

We're excited to feature Nairam Simoes today for Faculty Friday! 🎺

Originally from Brazil, Dr. Nairam Simoes enjoys a multifaceted international career as a performer, music educator, and clinician with a wealth of knowledge particularly in chamber and Brazilian music. He is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Arkansas State University. Prior to his appointment at A-State, he served as trumpet faculty at Lamar University and Texas A&M-Kingsville. In addition to his teaching duties, he is the editor of the Orchestra Section Profile column for the International Trumpet Guild Journal.
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As an active performer, he has played with the Memphis
Symphony Orchestra, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Symphony of Southeast Texas, Dayton Philharmonic, Lexington Philharmonic, Springfield Symphony, Kentucky Symphony and for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He has been a featured soloist with the Arkansas Musicworks Brass Band at the Arkansas Bandmasters Association Convention in Fort Smith, AR and with Lamar University Symphonic Band, the Joao Pessoa City Band, Paraiba Symphony Orchestra and other ensembles. As a cornetist, he performs with the internationally acclaimed British-style brass band in Kansas City - Fountain City Brass Band (FCBB) and placed first in the 2022 Northern American Brass Band Championship (NABBA) in Huntsville, AL.
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Dr. Simoes holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, a Master of Music degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Memphis. His primary teachers included Alan Siebert, Phil Collins, Eric Berlin, David Spencer, Kyle Millsap, Scott Moore, Marie Speziale, Jim Pandolfi, and Charles Schlueter.

Dr. Nairam Simoes is a S.E. Shires Trumpets performing artist. He is also an endorsing artist for Torpedo Bags, Monster Oil and Robinson Remedies. He is a recording artist for the Fundamental Sounds label.

Join us June 3-6, 2024 in Lexington, KY for the University of Kentucky Summer Trumpet Institute. More info at kentuckytrumpet.com!