Trumpet with Connor T.

I am a trumpet player, composer, arranger, and teacher based in the Austin Metroplex. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Texas State University with a degree in Music Education, and recently finished a Masters Degree in Trumpet Performance from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. As a performer, I have played with groups such as the Henry Mancini Institute Big Band, The Miami Sousa Band, the Austin Symphony, and toured through Eastern Europe with a baroque chamber orchestra. I've also played with Maria Schneider, Donny McCaslin, and John Secada to name some more contemporary artists. In solo repertoire, I specialize in contemporary/avant-garde literature and recently recorded Nelhybel's "Golden Concerto" for trumpet and piano, the first recording known to exist of the work. I was a semi-finalist for the National Trumpet Competition, and was an All-State musician in high school. In my composing/arranging, I try to stretch my writing style as much as possible. My String-Quartet Miniature has been read by the GRAMMY award-winning Attacca Quartet, and I have been published by Pulitzer Prize Winner Jennifer Higdon for my brass arrangement of her "Sky Quartet." Recently, I wrote and produced the music for Keaton Towns' animated short "Straight Ahead," available on his website and on YouTube. I am a certified K-12 Music teacher in the state of Texas, and was Brass Artist-in-Residence for the Donna E. Shalala MusicReach program in Miami, Florida. I have taught at every level of public school, from general music in Kindergarten to full band in High School. Teaching is what I get the most joy out of, and is also what I practice the most out of all the disciplines that I participate in. I have found that my musical successes are due to planning my work, and working my plan. I look forward to helping you with your plan and with your work!