Gilbert Elorreaga is a trumpeter for Latin-funk and cumbia powerhouse Grupo Fantasma and progressive funk ensemble Brownout based out of Austin, Texas. With Grupo, Gilbert is a 2008 Grammy Award nominee and a 2010 Grammy winner in the Best Latin Rock category for Grupo’s album El Existencial, and was the backing band for several tours with the late artist Prince. In 2013 Gilbert was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Austin music scene. Along with his performing successes, Gilbert remains a dedicated teacher. He has maintained an 80-strong studio of the next generation of trumpeters since 2000. He’s placed students in the highly competitive Texas All-State Bands/Orchestras every year for the last decade. Students from his studio have gone on to win scholarships to some of the most prestigious music programs in the country including The University of Texas-Austin, University of North Texas, Baylor, Cleveland Institute of Music, San Francisco Conservatory, Mannes School of Music and Eastman. Gilbert lives in Austin with wife Laura and two little girls, Elena and Ashley. His love for the San Antonio Spurs is only second to his love for his family. He is an alumnus of Texas State University where he studied with Dr. Keith Winking.

Kyle Koronka joined the Austin Symphony Orchestra trumpet section in 2014. He has previously performed with the Austin Opera, Round Rock Symphony, Abilene Philharmonic, Waco Symphony and Brazos Valley Symphony. Kyle holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Baylor University, where he received the Donald I. Moore Award for Outstanding Senior Instrumentalist. He completed a Master of Music degree from Rice University, where he was the recipient of the Armando Ghitalla Memorial Scholarship. In 2010, Kyle completed a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where he served as graduate teaching assistant for the trumpet studio. His principal teachers include Wiff Rudd, Michael Ewald, Marie Speziale and Ray Sasaki.Kyle serves on the faculties of Southwestern University and Austin Community College, as Part-Time Assistant Professor of Applied Music and Adjunct Associate Professor, respectively. Kyle previously served as Adjunct Instructor of Trumpet at Trinity University in San Antonio. He also maintains a large teaching studio with students from all over the Austin area. Kyle is a Yamaha Performing Artist. For more information, please visit  http://www.kylekoronka.com

Casey Martin is a trumpet player, composer, and educator based in the Austin area. Casey serves as a core member of the Austin Brass Collective and plays principal trumpet with the Cedar Park Winds. Prior to moving to Texas to pursue graduate studies, Casey served as principal trumpet with the Los Angeles-based Debut Orchestra and was a member of the Southern California Brass Consortium and True Brass Choir. Casey has also performed with the Austin Symphony Orchestra and was a member of the pit orchestra for both the Texas Medal of Arts Awards and Hellen Awards for Young Artists ceremonies at the Long Center. As a composer, Casey has had his music performed internationally. His work for wind ensemble entitled Ashen Skies of a Timeworn World was premiered by Jerry Junkin and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble in 2017 and has subsequently seen multiple national and international performances. Casey’s music for trumpet ensemble has been performed by award winning groups at the National Trumpet Competition, including two second place finishes by the UT Trumpet Ensemble and a first place finish by the ATX Trumpet Ensemble. He has been writing music for the Austin Trumpet Camp since 2019 and has served as the composer-in- residence since 2022. Casey was the recipient of the exclusive Composition and Theory Department Fellowship while studying at the University of Texas. Casey maintains a thriving studio of over fifty students in Leander ISD. His students have successfully auditioned into Region and All-State ensembles, received superior ratings at Solo and Ensemble festivals, and participated in summer music camps around the state. Casey’s students have gone on to pursue music at the collegiate level in top university music programs, including Texas State University and the University of North Texas. Casey received bachelor’s degrees in Performance and Composition from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at Cal State Long Beach and a master’s degree in composition from the University of Texas at Austin.

Robert Cannon recently retired as Principal Trumpet of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and currently performs with the Austin Opera Orchestra as Principal Trumpet. He teaches trumpet at Texas State University, Cedar Park High School and Cedar Park Middle School. He holds a Doctoral degree in Music from the University of Texas at Austin and has studied privately from some of the top professional trumpet players in the country including James Wilt of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Raymond Crisara of the NBC Symphony and Richard Giangiulio of the Dallas Symphony among others.

Dr. Marc Lynn Sutton  Originally from Duncan, Oklahoma, Marc has been a teacher and performer in the Austin, Texas area since 2019 maintaining a studio of 70 trumpet students within Leander ISD. His students have competed at the National Trumpet Competition and International Trumpet Guild Conference, been selected as members of the 5A and 6A TMEA All State Bands, and have been a part of bands selected as TMEA Honor Bands and Midwest Clinic Performing Ensembles. They frequently advance in High School and Middle School district, region, area, and state auditions with some continuing music into college and have been accepted into college studios such as the UNT College of Music. As a performer, Dr. Sutton’s performances have taken him to Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, the International Trumpet Guild conferences, the Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Parade, Severance Music Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland opening ceremony, and the Blossom Music Center, as well as numerous NCAA tournament and bowl games across the country. As a soloist, Marc was named a finalist at the 2016 Ellsworth Smith International Trumpet Solo Competition and was invited to study and perform at The Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale in 2017. Starting in high school and throughout his college studies, he competed in the National Trumpet Competition solo and ensemble divisions, being named a finalist in 2011. Other highlights as a trumpet soloist include performing The Star-Spangled Banner at the opening game of the 2011 NCAA Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City and competing in the Grand Valley State University International Trumpet Seminar Solo Competition (1st place 2010, 2nd place 2011) and Orchestral Excerpt Competition(1st place 2011). Dr. Sutton’s education includes a DMA in Trumpet Performance from Texas Tech University, MM in Trumpet Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a BM in Trumpet Performance, with distinction, from the University of Oklahoma. Awards he received while pursuing his degrees are the TTU Horn Professors Graduate Achievement Award and Joshua D. Britt Memorial Graduate Fellowship; the Bernard Adelstein Prize in Trumpet at CIM and the Student Advisory Council Outstanding Senior Award from the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. His primary teachers include, Dr. Andrew Stetson, Michael Sachs, Dr. Karl Sievers, and John Moots.

Matt De Vries  is an active performer and educator in the Austin area. A native of Cedar Park, TX, Mr. De Vries earned his bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Texas at Arlington. While there he performed with the UTA bands, Maverick Marching Band, and the UTA Symphony Orchestra as well as various local groups in the DFW area. In 2012 he marched with the world finalist Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps, which also gave him the opportunity to perform with the Canton Symphony Orchestra of Canton, OH. Mr. De Vries has studied trumpet privately with Dr. Rick Bogard, Ken Edwards, Dr. Miranda George, Dr. Robert Cannon, and Gilbert Elorreaga.

His students are regularly lauded for their quality of performance and musicianship. He consistently has students advancing in the All-State audition process and Solo & Ensemble, as well as earning spots in honor bands/ensembles, drum corps, and university programs and ensembles.

In his free time you can often find him outside on a disc golf course doing his best to not hit trees, or enjoying some baseball at the Dell Diamond. He also enjoys cooking, exploring nature, watching the Houston Astros, and spending time with his wife, family, and friends.

Mr. De Vries' professional affiliations include the Texas Music Educators Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He performs regularly with the Cedar Park Winds. In the summer and fall he is an instructor with the Robert E. Hendrickson High School marching band.

Dr. Micah Killion  is the former principal trumpet of the United States Air Force Band in Washington DC, where he served from 2013-2018 and recorded 7 albums. The last of which, Illuminations, released in 2018, features him as a soloist on John Mackey’s Antique Violences. He can be heard playing on two recent recordings of the music of Du Yun: the Pulitzer winning chamber opera “Angel’s Bone”, and the Grammy nominated trumpet ensemble “Air Glow”. Among others, Micah has performed or recorded with the Knights Orchestra, Barclay Brass, Diana Ross, NOVUS NY, Shakira, Father John Misty, the Colorado Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Charleston Symphony, Walt Disney World’s Christmas Brass, and various Broadway shows.

Micah has given workshops and master classes at over 30 colleges and universities including The Colburn School, The Juilliard School, University of Oregon, University of Florida, Baylor University, Bowling Green State University, and The University of Connecticut. In 2017, he partnered with the Ramallah Orchestra and the al- Kamandjati school in Ramallah to perform around the West Bank. In 2019 he was awarded a Rainwater Grant for American Music, to bring instruments and brass instruction to a school for homeless boys in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Micah is the coordinator for the new Musical Lives Initiative at the Center for Music Learning at the University of Texas at Austin. His research, including eye-tracking studies and the analysis of expert practice, explores the cognitive and perceptual- motor processes underpinning music learning. He holds a PhD in Music and Human Learning from UT Austin, an MA in Music Education from Teachers College at Columbia University, and a BM in trumpet performance from the Juilliard School where he studied with Philip Smith.

Micah is a Yamaha Artist/Clinician.
https://micahkillion.com

Mike Piccione plays second trumpet in the Central Texas Philharmonic, and he enjoys a busy performing and teaching career in the Austin area. Mike has performed extensively in many genres including orchestral, musical theater, chamber music, and jazz. He has a full studio of students who he loves seeing every week in Cedar Park and Leander, Texas. His past students have consistently received recognition at the All-Region and All-State levels in both classical and jazz categories. His students have been accepted as music majors in several college trumpet studios including Juilliard, The University of Texas, DePaul, USC, TCU, UNT, BYU, LSU, and Texas State. Mike attended the University of Maryland and University of Texas where he studied with Chris Gekker, Ray Sasaki, and Steve Hendrickson. He currently lives in Leander with his wife and two kids. When not playing trumpet, he’s probably going for a run or at a little league field with his kids.