Kennesaw State University Trumpet Studio

Kennesaw State University has a history of excellence in trumpet, which can be traced back several decades. Both current and former professors are some of the preeminent trumpet artists and scholars in North America. Our students and alumni have performed at major conferences, festivals, and competitions on merit-based invitations, such as the National Trumpet Competition, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the Aspen Music Festival, Sewanee Music Festival, Brevard Music Center, and the North American Brass Band chamber music competition, to name but a few.

Additionally, the Kennesaw State University Trumpet Studio (KSUTS for short) has a prestigious reputation for placement into full-time positions as arts administrators, band directors, church musicians, college professors, military musicians, orchestral performers, and jazz/commerical musicians. See below for a list of recent graduates and their accomplishments.

Recent Student and Alumni Achievements:

2025 - KSU Trumpet Ensemble Black, advanced to quarterfinals of the National Trumpet Competition
Members: Evan Atwell, Robert Boone, Austin DeRosa, Ben Failor, Brandon Hall
2025 - Jeremy Perkins (BM '19), Patron Services Manager with Rogue Valley Symphony, Oregon
2024 - Michael Brown (BM '19), Lecturer of Trumpet, University of North Georgia
2024 - Brandon Hall (BM '26), selected by audition for Sewanee Music Festival
2024 - Austin DeRosa (BM '25), trumpet with the 116th Army Band (Georgia Army National Guard)
2024 - Jalen Dobson (BM '24), graduate school placement at Northwestern University
2024 - Sommer Lemcoe (BME '24), teaching position at Radloff Middle School in Greater Atlanta
2023 - Jeremy Perkins (BM '19), arts admin position with Grand Teton Music Festival, Wyoming
2023 - Michael Brown (BM '19), winner, 2nd Trumpet in Chattanooga Symphony, Tennessee