PERSONAL DATA

E-mail Address: Barb@BSPTrumpetArtistry.com

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Music, Music Education - University of Delaware
Master of Music, Performance & Literature - Eastman School of Music
Trumpet Study with: David Blackinton (U.of D.), Sidney Mear (Eastman), Lloyd Geisler (Catholic Univ.),
Seymour Rosenfeld (Phil. Orch.)

PRESENT POSITIONS

Trumpet Soloist & Freelance Musician - greater Philadelphia area -
since 1982
Principal Trumpet - Reading Symphony Orchestra - 1982-2003
Member & Soloist - Festive Brass Quintet - since 1982
Instructor of Trumpet (part-time) - Swarthmore College - since 1993

OTHER MUSICAL EXPERIENCE (selected)

Orchestral/Chamber

- have served as Principal Trumpet for innumerable area ensembles, including the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Opera Delaware, Orchestra 2001, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, Bach Festival of Philadelphia Philadelphia Singers, Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra, Riverside Symphonia, 1812 & Friends, Gretna Music Festival, etc.
-performed as Assistant Principal Trumpet for concert and recording series with Philadelphia Orchestra, 1985
-performed as part of the Philadelphia Orchestra trumpet section on several occasions
-Finalist, 2nd Trumpet audition, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1986
-Principal Trumpet w/Delaware Symphony on concert tour of Portugal, 1987

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- featured as soloist with the following organizations (selected):
Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia (1984,1987, Leopold Mozart-Concerto in D;Hummel-Concerto); 2nd International Brass Conference (1984, Bloomington, Indiana - Tartini, Marcello-Concertos); Basically Bach Festival of Philadelphia (1986,1987, Bach-Brandenburg #2); Telemann-Concerto in D); New York Brass Conference (1986, Tartini); Academy Chamber Players(1987, Brandenburg #2); Chamber Symphony of Princeton (1987, Tartini); Delaware Symphony (1988, Arutunian-Concerto); Reading Symphony (1988, Tartini Concerto in D); LansdowneSymphony (1988,Hummel -Concerto);
Bucks County Symphony (1996, Haydn - Concerto); International Women's Brass Conference(1998, St. Louis, Mo.- Arutunian); Lenape Valley Chamber Players (1998, Telemann - Concerto in D); Bucks County Chorale Society (1998, featured artist in program featuring works for solo trumpet, choir, & orchestra); Orchestra 2001 (1999, Shostakovich - Piano Concerto; 2000, Kryzwicki - premiere performance - Concerto for Trumpet, Oboe, Harp & Strings); Vratca Philhamonic, Vratca (1999, Vratca, Bulgaria - Arutunian); Ocean City Pops Orchestra (1999, Arutunian); North Conway Bach Festival (1990-present, North Conway, New Hampshire - soloist on Brandenburg #2 and other Bach works); Chorale Delaware (1987-present, Handel - Messiah/ "Trumpet Shall Sound"); Philadelphia Singers (1985- 2000), Handel-Messiah/"Trumpet Shall Sound", Academy of Music, Phil.); Riverside Symphonia (2001, Tartini - Concerto); Chamber Orchestra of Phil. (2002, Bach-Brandenburg #2, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Phil.); Bach Festival of Philadelphia (Nov., 2003 - featured artist for two-concert series);
in addition to frequent performances as a recitalist and church soloist

Recordings, Television, and Radio Appearances

Philadelphia Orchestra/Ricardo Muti - RESPIGHI/ Angel - Asst. Principal Trumpet
Philadelphia Singers/Michael Korn - GLORIA,GLORIA-CHRISTMAS W/BENITA VALENTE & THE PHILADELPHIA SINGERS/RCA - Principal Trumpet
Arutunian Trumpet Concerto w/Moravian Philharmonic, Czech Republic (in production process)
THE GENIUS OF BACH & HANDEL - PBS National Television Broadcast
GOOD MORNING AMERICA/ABC - featured in segment on Longwood Gardens (PA)
TODAY SHOW, NBC - featured as soloist in segment on Streitweiser Trumpet Museum
MESSIAH, SING - WHYY (Philadelphia) Television Broadcast (soloist)
WFLN-FM Radio - Live broadcast of Bach - Brandenburg Concerto #2
FESTIVE BRASS (quintet) Recordings - (three), and live radio broadcasts (three)

AWARDS & HONORS

Concert Artists' Guild Competition Finalist - 1983 (New York City); Graduate Fellowship (Eastman School of Music); Graduate Scholarship, (State of Delaware); Winner - Jewish Comunity Center Contest for Young Musician - 1975 (Wilm. Del.); Trumpet Ensemble Performance at 1st International Brass Conference, Montreux, Switzerland, 1976; European Tour as Trumpet Soloist w/Univ. of Del. Concert Choir (Summer, 1971); Winner- Instrumental Division, International Eisteddfod, Llangollen, Wales, 1971

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