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…

All of the alumni have been added!  The total is just short of 270. If you know of anyone we missed, please e-mail bucknej @ hsu.edu (no spaces) and we’ll update our records. Thanks!

Another old post from 2010: Talk about fun — last Thursday I played a rehearsal and concert with Tom Tirrato, who performs Frank Sinatra songs.  Great trumpet parts!  Also on the band were Billy Hunt, who played with Woody Herman next to Bill Chase, and Paul von Adam, who played with Stan Kenton with Mike…

From an old post… Memorial Day, 2010 weekend was the busiest I’ve ever been as a trumpet player: Friday – I played e-flat soprano cornet on two concerts with the Natural State Brass Band in Little Rock – the first was for NeighborhoodUSA and the second was for Riverfest (plus a soundcheck).  Playing soprano cornet…