About WTS
Building relationships, bridging generations, and linking continents through the trumpet.
WTS Our Vision
The World Trumpet Society's mission is to bring together premier trumpet artists and educators from around the globe to connect, perform, educate, and meaningfully engage with all generations of aspiring musicians. By using evolving communication technology, we hope to establish and connect WTS chapters from every continent and country around the world within the next decades.
Executive Board
From our president
For many years, as the Professor of Trumpet at Grand Valley State University, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, I held an annual summer Trumpet Seminar for students and young professionals. The seminars were a total immersion in all aspects of trumpet playing and performance. Students attended masterclasses, studio classes, guest artist workshops, and more. Concerts featured students, faculty, and Guest Artists and culminated with a trumpet competition with a cash prize. The seminars were a huge success and the attendance steadily increased every year.
After seeing the incredible results of those seminars, I realized how exciting it would be to take this concept to a larger scale. With the help of extraordinary artists from around the world, the World Trumpet Society was born.
Our faculty of internationally renowned teachers and performers is dedicated to helping aspiring musicians develop technical skills, interpretive expertise, and individual artistry at the highest level of excellence. Join us this June and discover your full potential.