Event Type: Players

Lloyd Geisler, American trumpeter, principal in the National Symphony Orchestra (1936-69), played in US Navy Band during WWII, assistant conductor for the NSO in 1957, associate conductor in 1961, retired from the NSO in 1973, taught at Peabody and Catholic University of America, first president of the ITG, performed anthem at 1968 Super Bowl III,…

Kim Dunnick, American trumpeter, member of the US Army Band in Washington, DC (1970-73), taught at Tennessee Tech Univ (1976-81), prof at Ithaca College (1981-2018), principal of the Victoria Bach Festival orch in Texas, principal in the Cayuga Chamber Orch, recipient of the ITG Award of Merit in 2004, president of the ITG (1997-99), born…

Florian Dörpholz, German trumpeter, in 2000 assistant principal of the State Rheinisch Philharmonic, assistant principal of the National Theater Orchestra (2000-01), principal of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orch (2001-02), principal of the Berlin Radio Symph Orch (since 2003), plays in the Genesis Brass ensemble, born in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Benjamin Bent, British cornetist, at 10, ran away with circus band to play cornet, at 20, cornet soloist with the Royal Artillery Band, at 24, special soloist with Howe’s Great London Circus Band, at 25, joined Harvey Dodworth’s 13th Regiment Band of New York and Dodworth’s 9th Regiment Band, then he joined the Gilmore Band…

Bradley Ulrich, American trumpeter, prof at Western Carolina Univ starting in 1989, 2nd in the Asheville Symphony Orch, wrote many articles for the ITG Journal, born in Salina, Kansas.

Chris Tedesco, American trumpeter, played in the Buffalo Phil, National Ballet of Canada, the Martha Graham Dance Co., toured with the Glenn Miller Band and Tommy Dorsey Orch, became studio player in L.A., playing on hundreds of movie and TV shows, born in Niagara Falls, New York.