Judith Saxton, trumpet artist-faculty and brass coordinator at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts will present a clinic titled “Building Blocks of Better Musicianship” on Thursday, February 11 in the Department of Music, on the campus of Clarion University. The begins at 11 a.m. in Room 231 Marwick-Boyd Fine Arts Center.
Ms. Saxton enjoys an international career as a trumpet performer and clinician, with presentations in Asia, Europe, South America, and the United States. She held positions as principal and solist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Wichita and Illinois Symphonies, and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra. Presently, she is principal and soloist with the Key West Symphony, and performs regularly with the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Roanoke (VA) symphonies.
Her versatility as a trumpet performer has allowed her to perform not only symphonic literature, but chamber, pop, and jazz literature, as well. She has performed with a diverse group of artisits, including Phil Woods, Joe Morello, Mannheim Steamroller, Placido Domingo, the Temptations, and the Empire Brass.
Ms. Saxton is a Conn-Selmer Artist and serves on the boards of the International Trumpet Guild, International Women’s Brass Conference, and the advisory committee and artisit/faculty for the National Trumpet Competition. She holds the B.M.E. degree from Mansfield University and M.M. from Northwestern University.
The presentation is FREE and open to the public.
Clarion University Department of Music 
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