ASU Trumpet Ensemble to take on international conference

Aaron McGuire
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SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The Angelo State University Trumpet Ensemble will be heading to California during the week of May 28 to compete in an international competition.

The contest is the Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition, which will be held from May 28 to June 1 in Anaheim, California. The contest is held as part of the 48th annual International Trumpet Guild Conference.

Students from top music schools and conservatories across the United States and around the world applied to take part in the competition by submitting recordings in solo, jazz, ensemble and youth categories. The ASU Trumpet Ensemble was selected to compete in the ensemble category based on its submitted recording of Erik Morales’ “Seven for Five” under the direction of Dr. John Irish, professor of music.

“These students have worked so hard and could not be prouder of this milestone accomplishment,” Irish said. “This competition is at the international level, and we are excited that their performance at the competition will be on view across the world.”

The Trumpet Ensemble comprises five ASU music majors:

  • Jesse Crawford, a sophomore from Baird

  • Jacob Flint, a freshman from San Angelo

  • Manuel Garcia, a senior from Mineral Wells

  • Caden Kaufman, a freshman from Shallowater

  • Gabriel Munoz, a senior from San Angelo

“Many thanks to our dean, Dr. John Klingemann, and our department chair, Chris Stewart, for their continued support of the Trumpet Ensemble,” Irish said. “California here we come!”

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