Studio Highlights

Recent Student Accomplishments (selected)

• Brandon Craswell – appointed Professor of Trumpet – University of Georgia – 2008

• Callie Peterson – Principal Trumpet – Kentucky Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble – 2008

• UK Trumpet Septet – 3rd Place Winner – National Trumpet Competition College Ensemble Division 2008

• Julian Kaplan – featured in performance of Bach - Brandenburg #2 with Lexington Bach Society 2008

• Andrew McGrannahan – Semi Finalist – National Trumpet Competition Jazz Solo Division - 2008

• Jonathan Stites – awarded Aspen Festival Orchestra Fellowship – 2008

• Jonathan Stites – 3rd Place Winner – National Trumpet Competition Masters Solo Division – 2008

• Chris Kristich – winner – 3rd Trumpet – Hendersonville Symphony

• Timothy Tesh - Lead Trumpet - National Broadway Tour - The Producers - 2007

• Jonathan Stites - appointed as TA - Florida State University - 2007

• Terry Thomas - winner - The Army Ground Forces Band- Atlanta, GA- by national audition 2007

• Brandon Craswell - appointed Instructor of High Brass - Minot State University, ND - 2006

• Jonathan Stites -selected to attend Aspen Music Festival by national - audition - 2005 & 2006

• Jonathan Stites - semi finalist in National Trumpet Competition Solo Division - 2006

• Brandon Craswell - performed with Atlanta Symphony at Carnegie Hall - 2006

• Darian Sanders - selected by National Audition as Drum Major for the Phantom

Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps - 2006, 2007

• Tim Dailey - Trumpet for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. - 2006 & Phantom Regiment 2007

• Josef Traver - Principal Trumpet - Kentucky Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble - 2006

• Terry Joe Thomas - Trumpet - Kentucky Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble - 2006

• Julian Kaplan - Kentucky Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble - 2006

• Andrew McGrannahan - Trumpet - Kentucky Intercollegiate Jazz Ensemble - 2006

• Jonathan Stites - selected to attend Aspen Music Festival by national audition - 2005

• Jonathan Stites - appointed to New World Symphony sub list by national audition - 2005

• Darian Sanders - Lead Soprano with the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps.

winner - 3rd place - DCI - 2005

• Jenny Brown - Finalist for US Air Force Band by National Audition - 2005

• *It is worthy of note that 3 of the top four seats in the 2006 Kentucky Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble were won, by audition, by students in the UK Trumpet Studio.

• John Tuck - winner - US Naval Academy Band - by national audition - 2005

• Davy DeArmond - winner - US Naval Academy Band - by national audition - 2005

• TJ Tesh - Graduate Scholarship at University of Southern California - 2004

• Kullen Fuchs - appointed as Instructor of Trumpet - Campbellsville University - 2004/05

• Davy DeArmond - invited to tour with Jack Daniel’s Silver Cornet Band - 2005

• T.J Tesh - appointed as Instructor of Trumpet - Campbellsville University - 2003/04

• T.J. Tesh - winner of National Audition - appointed as Lead Trumpet - United States

• Air Force Band - Boston, MA - spring 2004

• UK Trumpet Quintet - 1st Place Winner - Collegiate Ensemble Division - National

Trumpet Competition - spring 2004

• Jonathan Stites - subbing with Lexington Philharmonic

• Jonathan Stites - Principal sub, Johnson City Symphony

• Jonathan Stites - Featured soloist - National - Bands of America Concert Band Festival Indianapolis,IN - 2002

• Jonathan Stites - Principal Trumpet - American Wind Symphony - 2003

• John Tuck - Lead Trumpet - Sea World, San Antonio, TX - 2004

• Don Johnson (high school) -1st place winner - High School Baroque Solo Division- National Trumpet Competition - spring 2004

• TJ Tesh - winner of 3rd trumpet audition- Asheville Symphony - national audition 2001

• Jonathan Stites - Winner, 2nd place, National Trumpet Competition Solo Division - 2001

• Jonathan Stites - Winner, 1st place, Tennessee Trumpet Competition - 2001