Department News:

"The University of North Texas appears to be a hotbed of trumpet activity." - The Gramophone, May 2005. 
Check out their review of John Holt's recent 
Compact Disc recordings

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UNT Students Advance to Finals of National Trumpet Competition

UNT graduate students Nicholas Althouse, Jason Dovel, Nicholas Harvey and Logan Place all advanced to the final live rounds of competition at the National Trumpet Competition, to be held in Fairfax, Virginia in March 2006.

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North Texas Job Placement Update

The following current and former students won the
 following positions for the 2005-2006 year:

Eric Swisher, Murray State University, Kentucky
John Wacker, Western State College, Colorado
Ray Vasquez, Auburn University, Alabama
Kathryn James, San Jose State University, California
Adam Lambert, Chadron State College, Nebraska
Larry Wells, Southeastern State University, Oklahoma
Michael Rossi, Southwest Oregon College
Racquel Rodriquez, Galveston College, Texas
Phillip Johnson, US Army Field Band, Washington, D.C.
Mark Fenderson, Midwestern State University

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Regents Professor of Trumpet Keith Johnson will be teaching at the International Trumpet Seminars in England and Italy Summer 2006.

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In November 2005, Christopher Moore, Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Florida State University, visited UNT and presented a recital with FSU Piano Professor Valerie Trujillo in the UNT Recital Hall.  The program of that recital is available here.

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In August 2005, Regents Professor of Trumpet Keith Johnson performed at the Baroque Trumpet Festival in Sillico, Italy.

 

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Professor John Holt and Natalia Bolshakova in rehearsal at the Temple Protestant Church in Nancy, France for the Festival du Nancy performance of the music of Wintle, Bitsch, Haydn and Mozart on August 4, 2005.

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Professor John Holt, Natalia Bolshakova and composer James Wintle after the performance in Nancy, France, August 2005..

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Professor Holt receiving a gift from Huy Williams, cornet instructor of the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth, England in March 2005.