This performance has been postponed into the next academic year — watch for a new date. The Natural State Brass Band cornet section is performing at Henderson State on Tuesday, February 26, at 7:00 pm in Harwood Recital Hall in Russell Fine Arts.  (Note:  this is 30 minutes earlier than the normal start time of 7:30!).  Performing…

Italian trumpeter Andrea Giuffredi will be at Henderson State University April 28 and 29, 2018.  Andrea will rehearse with several groups on the 28th; his schedule on Sunday, April 29 will be: 1:00 pm – A Day in the Life of Andrea Giuffredi (a conversation with Andrea about his experiences as a musician) 3:00-4:30 pm…

Updates to the trumpet alumni page include the addition of the Henderson Brass Band under the direction of Dr. Wes Branstine and trumpet faculty members who have performed with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.  The overall alumni page has been restructured to make it easier to see the enormous amount of information available on the activities…

Band Camp Faculty Brass Choir

Henderson alum Tim Schodowski (BME ’96) recently donated a significant portion of his trumpet music library to Henderson. Dr. Jim Buckner (Professor of Trumpet) said, “This is incredible!  Tim has expanded our trumpet music holdings by at least 50 per cent!! I am looking forward to learning this music and sharing it with my students.”

Richard Jorgensen, principal trumpet in the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, trumpet professor at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, and trumpet professor at Arkansas State University (retired), will be at Henderson State University on Saturday, September 23, 2017: 10:00 – A Day in the Life of Richard Jorgensen (informal discussion of his career as a teacher and…

Congratulations to Kam Martin for receiving the Mae Whipple Scholarship for Outstanding Performer!

Congratulations to Mary Kate McNally, new marching band director at Ohio Wesleyan University!! Ohio Wesleyan Appoints Marching Band Director Mary Kate’s hsutrumpets web page

I have finished moving ALL the filest that I’m going to move from the old hsutrumpets.com website as well as all the files that I’m going to move from the orgininal website at fac.hsu.edu/bucknej. I didn’t keep an accurate watch on the calendar, but I think it took four weeks to do this. MEANWHILE, a…

Mass Brass & Percussion was a semi-pro brass ensemble comprised of Henderson brass alums and friends.  The group was very successful and performed twice at the Arkansas All-State, twice at the Arkansas Bandmasters Association convention, once at the Four States Bandmasters convention, and at four Arkansas universities. Click this link – Mass Brass and Percussion…