The Brass Area features four full-time faculty who specialize on trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. Brass students at IUP will gain instruction and experience in solo, chamber, band, and orchestral performance.
Faculty
Joe Herndon, Instructor of Trumpet
Jason Allison, Instructor of Horn
Jeremiah Umholtz, Assistant Professor of Trombone
Zach Collins, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, Brass Area Coordinator
Brass Area Student Ensembles
Trumpet Ensemble
Horn Ensemble
Trombone Ensemble
Legacy Brass
Links
Brass Area Audition Requirements
Recent Accomplishments
Logan Carnes (tuba), finalist, 2018 MTNA National Young Artist Solo Competition
Eileen Kane (horn), finalist in the 2014 MTNA National Young Artist Solo Competition
Senia Phillips (trombone), Marine Band music program
Recent Graduate School Placements
Baylor University
East Carolina University
Georgia State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Montclair State University
Oklahoma City University
Texas Christian University
UCLA
University of Delaware
University of Maryland
Valdosta State University
Washington State University
IUP Brass Area Graduates Work In...
In school districts in Pennsylvania and throughout the US
Drum Corps International
Los Angeles Film Studios
US Military Bands