UPCOMING CONCERTS FEATURING TRUMPETERS!

Friday, November 13, 7:30 PM: Trumpet Ensemble and Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble Concert, Roland Hayes Concert Hall

Featuring three world premieres by the UTC Trumpet Ensemble

Thursday, November 19, 7:30 PM: Jazz Band Concert, Roland Hayes Concert Hall

Featuring vocalist Joy Divine singing standards made famous by Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald

Also featuring music by famous big bands like Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Gordon Goodwin, Thad Jones, and Tommy Dorsey

Questions? Please contact Erika Schafer at 423-425-4641 or at erika-schafer@utc.edu

Dr. Erika Schafer
Assistant Director of Bands and Lecturer
Trumpet Instructor, Jazz Band Director
Fine Arts Center 104
(423) 425-4641
Erika-Schafer@utc.edu

Education

• D.M.A. Trumpet Performance, The Catholic University of America
• M.M. Trumpet Performance, Yale University
• B.M. Music Education, The University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Dr. Schafer is beginning her second year as Assistant Director of Bands and Trumpet Instructor at UTC. She runs the trumpet studio, directs the Jazz Band and Trumpet Ensemble, and is the Assistant Director of the Marching Band, Pep Band, and Symphonic Band. She is an active trumpeter in the Chattanooga area, having performed in the Chattanooga Jazz Festival and with the Chattanooga Bach Choir Orchestra. She has also been a frequent guest clinician throughout Tennessee. This past year, she directed the second All Middle Tennessee High School Jazz Band and was also the brass clinician for the Cannon County Festival of Arts. Highlights of her first year at UTC include hosting Jeff Coffin, saxophonist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, and his Mu'tet as guest artists and the performance of the Trumpet Ensemble at the Tennessee Music Educators Association Convention in Nashville. She also accompanied the Pep Band on an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Prior to her position at UTC, Dr. Schafer was a member of the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. where she was a featured soloist and also performed with several chamber ensembles including the U.S. Navy Band Brass Quartet and the Joint Services Brass Quintet. Furthermore, she was an active performer in other groups in the D.C. area including the McLean Symphony Orchestra and the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra among others.

Dr. Schafer is proficient on both the cornetto and baroque trumpet, having performed with such groups as the Folger Consort and the Orchestra of the 17th Century, both in Washington, D.C. Dr. Schafer has previously taught at George Mason University and Catholic University, and she was the brass instructor at South County Secondary School and Edison High School, both in Virginia. She has given recitals and masterclasses throughout the country. She is also a former student of the Aspen Music Festival and School. Her primary teachers include Chris Gekker, Allan Dean, Louis Ranger, and Walter Chesnut.

Want more information about the UTC Trumpet Studio? Contact us!

Lacie Blake - freshman, attended Central HS, interior design major, lacie-blake@utc.edu

Kevin Chance - freshman, attended Chucky-Doak HS, music education major, kevin-chance@utc.edu

Hunter Helton - freshman, attended Gordon Lee HS, mechanical engineering major, hunter-d-helton@utc.edu

Bryan Higgins - sophomore, attended Hixson HS, bryan-higgins@utc.edu

Brandy Johnson - junior, attended Central HS, English writing and music theory/composition major, brandy-m-johnson@utc.edu

Andrew Maden - sophomore, attended Sullivan South HS, music education major, andrew-maden@utc.edu

Dr. Schafer - erika-schafer@utc.edu

Zachary Schmidt - senior, attended Hixson HS, music performance and education major, zachary-schmidt@utc.edu

Josh Smith - junior, attended Hixson HS, joshua-c-smith@utc.edu

Adam Stephens - freshman, attended Ridgeland HS, adam-stephens@utc.edu

Jessica Wenger - sophomore, attended Soddy Daisy HS, nursing major, jessica-wenger@utc.edu

Jonathan Wysong - senior, attended Soddy Daisy HS, music education major, jonathan-wysong@utc.edu

Nicholas Wysong - sophomore, attended Soddy Daisy HS, music education major, nicholas-wysong@utc.edu

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TRUMPET STUDENT OF THE MONTH

Jonathan Wysong began musical studies at the age of 10 with piano lesson while residing in Rockford, Illinois. When he moved to Chattanooga, he began playing trumpet for Loftis Middle School in 6th grade under the direction of Mr. Ben Carroccio. After 8th grade, he went to Soddy Daisy High School until graduation. There, he started 3rd chair in the symphonic band and played in the marching, symphonic and jazz bands until graduation. His senior year he was elected the fourth band captain and was a member of the Chattanooga Youth Symphony as assistant principal trumpet. He is now in his fourth year at UTC and has participated as principal trumpet for marching band, concert band, brass quintet, and trumpet ensemble. He has also participated in jazz band, pep band, wind ensemble, and men's chorus. His future plans involve grad school with a concentration in trumpet performance or trumpet performance pedagogy. His long term career goals include teaching music on the college level, performing in an orchestra, and teaching a private studio. .

DR. SCHAFER'S VIRTUAL STUDIO

ESSENTIAL METHOD BOOKS:

Complete Conservatory Method by J.B. Arban

Technical Studies by H.L. Clarke

Daily Drills and Technical Studies by Max Schlossberg

Practice Guide

Daily Warm-Up/Maintenance Routine