We are solidifying the 2025 schedule of performers, clinicians, and exhibitors. Watch this space, as details are coming together quickly!
Join us May the 4th at Pierce College Puyallup, for the 2nd annual Washington Trumpet Guild Festival!
Schedule
| 8:00-9:00 | Lobby: Registration Concessions |
| 9:00-10:00 | Lobby: Registration Concessions Theater: Kick off Mass Trumpet Ensemble Rehearsal: "A Rough Night at the Cantina" by Shelly Devlin |
| 10:00-11:00 | Lobby: Registration Concessions Recital Hall: Opener: PLU Trumpet Ensemble Sarah Viens Overcoming Performance Anxiety (Sponsored by Bach) |
| 11:00-12:00 | Recital Hall: Opener: Northwest Brass Choir Brian Shaw Song for Someone: The Trumpet Style of Kenny Wheeler |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch
Recital Hall: |
| 1:00-2:00 | Theater: Navy Band Northwest |
| 2:00-3:00 | Recital Hall: Opener: Pierce Brass ensemble Kevin Woods “Improvisation Tactics for Classical Trumpeters/Jazz Novices” (Sponsored by Yamaha) |
| 3:00-4:00 | Theater: Opener: Mass Trumpet Ensemble Performance Seattle Womens Jazz Orchestra (SWOJO) (w/Jay Thomas guest soloing) |
Featured Artists
Featured Artist: YOU!
Along with experiencing all the great performances and clinics at the Washington Trumpet Guild Festival, your ticket comes with parts for “Rough Night at the Cantina” by WTG President Shelly Devlin. Pick the part you want to play, bring your instrument, and you can take part in the world premiere of this piece provided by Shelly Devlin for the 2025 Washington Trumpet Festival!
Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra
The Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra (SWOJO) performs jazz standards as well as Latin and Brazilian jazz, and has been showcasing many of the finest female jazz artists in the region for over 25 years.
SWOJO also proudly features the contemporary, original music of regional and international women composers and arrangers, including Jill Townsend, Hazel Leach, Ann Reynolds, Leigh Pilzer, Patty Darling, Jihye Lee, Christine Jensen, Jessie Smith, and Nelda Swiggett.
To learn more, support them, or become involved, visit https://swojo.org/.
Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas, a native of Seattle, is a versatile multi-instrumentalist (trumpet, flugelhorn, alto, tenor, soprano, and flutes). He is a consummate craftsman and an emotionally charged improviser. Anyone who has encountered Jay’s music during his 50-odd-year career will testify to numerous qualities synonymous with the heart of jazz.
Learn more on jaythomasjazz.com.
Navy Band Northwest
Navy Band Northwest is the United States Navy’s musical ambassador in the Pacific Northwest region. Through military ceremonies and public performances, Navy Band Northwest serves to heighten esprit de corps throughout military and civilian communities, promote patriotism, and increase public awareness of the Navy’s mission. This 35-member unit is comprised of professional musicians performing in various ensembles including ceremonial band, parade band, concert band, rock band, New Orleans-style brass band, jazz combo, brass quintet and woodwind quintet. Under the operational control of Commander, Navy Region Northwest, Navy Band Northwest is one of nine official U.S. Navy Bands located in the continental United States, Hawaii, Italy, and Japan.
https://cnrnw.cnic.navy.mil/About/Tenant-Commands/Navy-Band-Northwest
Sarah Viens
Sarah Viens is Principal Trumpet of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, Symphony Tacoma, and the Auburn Symphony. Sarah can also be seen performing with the Seattle Symphony and Opera, the 5th Avenue Theater, Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theater, and Portland Opera. She is also Second Trumpet with the Sunriver Music Festival, and often plays with the Oregon Bach Festival.
This appearance of Bach Trumpet Artist Sarah Viens has been made possible in part through an Educational Grant from Conn Selmer. Sarah Viens performs exclusively on Bach Trumpets.
Kevin Woods
Kevin Woods has performed with Cuban saxophonist and bandleader Paquito D’Rivera, trombonist Slide Hampton, saxophonists Joe Lovano, Walter Blanding Jr. and Gary Smulyan, trumpeters Bobby Shew, Brian Lynch, Claudio Roditi, guitarist Mike Stern and many others. He has been a member of award-winning and nationally touring musical groups and has performed at numerous national and international music festivals. Woods has been featured in both Downbeat and Jazziz magazines, and in 2007 he participated in the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead residency at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
As an educator, Woods has taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Whatcom Community College, Seakyung College in South Korea, and Spokane Falls Community College. He has given clinics and performances at numerous public schools and colleges throughout the US and has served as adjudicator and clinician for many jazz festivals. Currently, Kevin lives in Bellingham, Washington where he is active as a performer, educator and composer/arranger and serves as director of jazz studies at Western Washington University.
Yamaha Artist Kevin Woods’ appearance at this event has been made possible in part through a grant from Yamaha.
Brian Shaw
After 15 years in academia as the Julian & Sidney Carruth Professor of Trumpet and Jazz Studies at Louisiana State University, Brian Shaw continues to enjoy an international performing career as a modern and historical trumpet artist. He is Co-Principal Trumpet of the Dallas Winds, Principal Trumpet of the Baton Rouge Symphony, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Spire Baroque Orchestra, and is also a regular guest instructor of Baroque trumpet at the Eastman School of Music.
Yamaha Artist Brian Shaw is appearing at Washington Trumpet Guild Festival thanks in part to a grant from Yamaha.
PLU Trumpet Ensemble
Trumpet players at Pacific Lutheran University are a diverse group of musicians: some are performance majors, others are music education majors, and many are not music majors, but still consider the trumpet an important part of their college experience. Students can take weekly private lessons from Dr. Zachary Lyman, or from our adjunct trumpet professor, Dr. Edward Castro.
Northwest Brass Choir
Northwest Brass Choir (NWBC) is a brass and percussion ensemble in Seattle for student musicians. We rehearse weekly and have three concerts during the academic year. We play music written for brass and percussion as well as arrangements of orchestral literature.
Northwest Brass Choir grew from idea to reality over the years we’ve spent running Brassapalooza, the Pacific Northwest’s premier summer brass chamber music camp since 2005. Brassapalooza focuses on large mixed-instrument brass choirs, like-instrument choirs, and smaller mixed-brass chamber ensembles. We felt a need to keep that going all year long at a high level, and to challenge young players to go musically above and beyond.
NWBC empowers young brass and percussion players to play and perform at a high level of musicianship, and serves as a pathway for them to transform into strong, creative, confident musicians, as they perform music that may not be available to them in a band or orchestral setting.
Northwest Brass Choir welcomes members of all backgrounds, religions, gender identities, and races and expects all members to help foster a welcoming and respectful musical and professional environment in which we all can thrive.
https://northwestbrasschoir.com/
Pierce Brass Ensemble
Sponsors, Vendors, and Exhibitors
International Trumpet Guild
(Sponsor)
This event is made possible in part by a grant from the International Trumpet Guild. Washington Trumpet Guild is a proud ITG Affiliate Chapter. We recommend all trumpet players join ITG and Washington trumpet players to also join WTG.
Pierce College
(Sponsor)
With an education from Pierce College, your possibilities are limitless.
Earn your associate’s degree. Get on the fast track to transferring to a four-year school. Earn a professional or technical certification in a number of high-demand career fields. Or, become a lifelong learner with our continuing education opportunities.
Take the first step toward making your dreams come true and enroll today.
Ted Brown Music
(Sponsor / Vendor)
Ted Brown Music is the Pacific Northwest’s preferred destination for all things music. We have a wide selection of instruments, accessories, and gear; anything you might need for your next project. This is what we do every day, but it’s not who we are. At our heart, Ted Brown Music exists to make more music makers.
Yamaha
(Sponsor)
Yamaha creates excellent trumpets (and lots of other musical instruments!) for the whole range of players, from students through professionals.
https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/winds/index.html
Bach
(Sponsor)
The first Bach trumpet was sold 100 years ago, in 1925, and the Bach brand has become synonymous with excellence and professionalism in trumpet playing the world round.
S. E. Shires
(Sponsor)
With over 25 years building world-class brass instruments, the S.E. Shires Company has become an industry leading manufacturer and brand. From the very beginning, the S.E. Shires company has been dedicated to advancing the heritage of craftsmanship in both the design and production of our world-renowned instruments.
The Mighty Quinn
(Vendor)
Named for the Bob Dylan tune, The Mighty Quinn (formerly Quinn The Eskimo) has been serving the musical community through the sale of vintage and other fine musical instruments since 1998. We are proud to now also offer brand new instruments and musical accessories to serve your needs.
Eclipse
(Vendor)
Eclipse was originally set up as a repair facility for all brass instruments and very quickly gained a very good reputation for high quality repair and lacquer work. Our reputation led to repair work being carried out on behalf of many leading manufacturers and soon after, finishing work on custom manufactured trumpets.
In July 2001 we decided to develop a new design of professional level trumpet. Prototype models were developed, assembled and put through their paces by pro players from a variety of backgrounds. Many years experience in manufacture meant the company already knew how to make trumpets – the challenge was now to design one that really kicked!
Many sleepless night later, we achieved our aim with the birth of the Eclipse trumpet. The Eclipse line of trumpets was launched in March 2003 at the Frankfurt Music Messe.
https://www.eclipseinstruments.com
