Midwest Trumpet Festival
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About the Festival
The Midwest Trumpet Festival was founded in 2009 and brings together leading performers, educators, students, and community for an intensive two days of large and small continuing education sessions, master classes, recitals, and concerts.
Directed by Dr. Todd Hastings, professor of Trumpet at Pittsburg State University, it is held in the stunning Bicknell Family Center for the Arts, designed and constructed by world renowned theater architects.
Past festivals have featured Wayne Bergeron, Julian Kaplan, Louis McFadden, the Romm Family Trio, Jens Lindemann, Joe Burgstaller, and many more acclaimed artists.
2025 Festival Information
This year's featured guest performer:
William Leathers, a young, gifted musician at the forefront of the classical trumpet music industry.
Born in Canada, the 23-year-old has been praised for the clarity of his trumpet solos and has performed in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and the Caribbean.
A proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School, William earned his bachelor’s degree in 2022 and his master’s in 2023.
In 2022, William won the principal trumpet position with both the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic Brass, the Cleveland Orchestra, and served in principal roles with the St. Louis, Toronto, and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestras.
That same year, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation named him one of its “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” and he performed with the National Brass Ensemble.
William has also played with the American Brass Quintet, the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Orchestra.
His recordings include “Deified” by The National Brass Ensemble and the soundtrack for the film “Rustin.”
Whether teaching, performing in recitals, or featured as a soloist, William is in constant demand.
He is a performing artist for Bach Brass and is collaborating with Vennture Mouthpieces on a signature line of trumpet mouthpieces.
Schedule of events: Coming soon!
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