UWM Trumpet Studio

All the trumpeters who came out to support Stephon—both current students and alumni!

Congratulations to Stephon on a great senior recital! Good luck in grad school—you’ll be missed!

Congratulations to the studio for finishing out another year strong. We have our final orchestra concert of the year performing Bruckner's 4th Symphony this Friday at 7:30pm in Bader Hall, Zelazo. Then to celebrate we will have a BBQ and games at Professor Hartman's house on Friday, May 17th. All alumni are welcome to attend, please RSVP to [email protected] for his address and to let us know you are coming.
There are also two trumpet recitals coming up! Stephon's senior recital is this Monday, May 6th at 7:30pm in the chapel (Zelazo 250) and Ryan's master's recital is Monday, May 20th at 7:30pm in the recital hall (Music 175).
We hope to see everyone at all these events!

UWM Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band concert tonight at 7:30pm in Bader Hall, Zelazo. Come on out to hear some great music played by some great people!

Welcome to all the new trumpeters and welcome back to the returning members! I hope everyone had a great first day of classes and is excited for this year. We will be starting a trumpet club on campus this year that anyone can join. In this club, we will be going to see performances, hosting guest artists, and building camaraderie through various activities. More news on that as it gets developed.

After one of the Wind Ensemble's performances in San Jose, members of the studio had an opportunity to attend a masterclass with UCLA trumpet professor Jens Lindemann. Pictured are Matt, Jens Lindemann, and Steven.

To all of the studio members headed to California this morning to perform with the UWM Wind Ensemble - have fun, safe travels, and play it right!

This Sunday, spice up your brunch routine by joining our Graduate Brass Quintet as they play their end-of-the-year recital. The post performance brunch will have almost as much variety as the program itself!

On Saturday night, the 8th Annual Woody Herman Jazz Festival came to an end with a rousing performance by the Woody Herman Jazz Orchestra, featuring Roger Ingram on lead trumpet.

This weekend, two members of the studio will each perform a recital. On Saturday at 3pm, Sam Kovach will be playing works by Handel, Torelli, Hindemith, Perry and Lutoslawski for her Graduate Trumpet Recital. Steven Ehrhardt's recital is on Sunday at 2:30pm, and features works by Hertel, Neruda, Takemitsu, and Bohme. See you there!

We mourn the death of Adolph "Bud" Herseth, the greatest orchestral trumpet player of modern times, and one of the greatest orchestral musicians of the 20th century. Bud died peacefully last night at the age of 91, according to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His beloved wife Avis was at his side. Bud Herseth was appointed principal trumpet in Chicago in 1948 and held that position for an astonishing 53 years, staying on with the CSO as principal emeritus for three more seasons until his retirement in 2004. Bud was one of a kind in more ways than one can count. His work on the orchestra's most well-known recordings from Reiner through Boulez is a permanent legacy as are the standards of brass playing he built and maintained in the orchestra. We offer our heartfelt condolences to Avis and son Stephen. The world of music was blessed by his presence and his long and wonderful life. We will miss him greatly, too, as a person and a friend.