 Alan
Wenger is Assistant Professor of Music, and joined the faculty
of the CMSU Music Department in 2003 as the studio trumpet
teacher. He held prior faculty positions at Amarillo College
(Texas) and Midland Lutheran College (Nebraska), and has served
on the summer faculty of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
(Michigan).A native of
Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. Wenger's education includes a Bachelor of
Music Degree (1988) in Trumpet Performance from the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, graduate studies at Boston University, and
Master of Music (1995) and Doctor of Musical Arts (2002) Degrees
in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Texas. His
principal trumpet teachers have included Leonard Candelaria,
Dennis Schneider, Rolf Smedvig, and Roger Voisin.
He is Principal Solo Cornet of
the Fountain City Brass Band in Kansas City, and is a former
member of the Amarillo (Texas) Symphony and Opera orchestras,
the Lincoln (Nebraska) Symphony Orchestra and the Nebraska
Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with numerous other
orchestras, including the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, the
Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City, the Omaha Chamber Orchestra,
the Brookline (MA) Symphony, and the Irving (Texas), Richardson
(Texas), and San Angelo (Texas) Symphonies. His extensive
chamber music experience includes touring with the Empire Brass
and Nebraska Brass, Bluebonnet Brass and Kansas Brass Quintet.
As a performer on natural trumpet, he has performed with the
Texas Baroque Ensemble, the Denton Bach Society, and as a member
of the University of North Texas baroque trumpet ensemble in
performances in Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. Other
experiences include performances with Manheim Steamroller, Lou
Rawls, Tommy Tune and the Manhattan Rhythm Kings, and
contemporary Christian artist Ken Medema.
Dr. Wenger maintains an active
schedule as a soloist and clinician, and is an Artist/Clinician
for Edwards Trumpets. He has premiered solo works for trumpet by
Texas composers Norman Goad, Gene Murray, and Fisher Tull. His
arrangements for brass ensemble have been performed by the
Amarillo Symphony, the Arcadian Brass, and the Bluebonnet Brass.
He is a member of the International Trumpet Guild, and has
performed at the 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2003 conferences as well
as being a contributor to the Book Reviews column of the ITG
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