Judith Saxton
Principal Trumpeter
American
Enjoys an international career as a versatile and sought-after orchestral performer, chamber musician, soloist and clinician. Her career includes performances in the Soviet Union, South America, Australia, Europe and Japan in addition to her three years as principal and soloist with The Hong Kong Philharmonic. In 2010-11, she performed principal with The St. Louis Symphony on a set of subscription concerts. Her solo CD Concert and Contest Pieces for Trumpet was chosen to be the free CD offered to all 5,500 members of The International Trumpet Guild with The March, 2011 journal. Currently, she is trumpet artist/faculty and brass coordinator at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), artist/faculty with The Eastern Music Festival (NC), and principal and soloist with The Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (VA). Her recordings are on Crystal Koss, Proto, Novitas, MSR, and Moravian Music Foundation labels. Ms. Saxton is a member of The Fulbright National Screening Committee, and received her Bachelor of Music Education from Mansfield University, PA, and Master of Music Degree from Northwestern University.