STUDIO

Hartt 2023-24 Trumpet Students

Graduate Students:

Hannah Batsford is a second year master’s student in trumpet performance at the Hartt School, where she is studying under Phil Snedecor. She previously earned degrees in trumpet performance, music education, and jazz studies from SUNY Fredonia. While at Fredonia, Hannah was a member of the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, New Jazz Ensemble, and Jazz Orchestra. She also was a member of the Fredonia Jazz Combo and Hard Lacquer Brass Quintet. She studied trumpet under Alex Jokipii, Sycil Mathai, and David Duro, and studied jazz improvisation with Dr. Nick Weiser and Dr. John Bacon.

As a performer, Hannah has freelanced around the Buffalo area and Long Island/New York City. She has also appeared on CNN with Billy Ray Cyrus as a member of the New York Youth Symphony. In 2021, she participated in the Divergent Studio at the Longy School of Music, where she was coached by members of loadbang. This past summer she was a member of the opera orchestra at the Vienna Summer Music Festival. Outside of performing, Hannah teaches private lessons in trumpet and trombone. Outside of the trumpet, enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her cat. She is a Bills fan and a proud New York native.

Undergraduate Students:

Mark Murphy is a junior Trumpet Performance major from Budd Lake, New Jersey. While in High School, he attended the North Jersey Area and Region Bands, as well as the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's Academy Orchestra (coached by Garth Greenup), the Interlochen Summer Arts Festival in 2018 (studied with John Aley, Marc Reese, and Vincent DiMartino), and the Juilliard Pre-College Division, where he studied with Raymond Mase for three years.


Mark enjoys playing and listening to a wide array of musical styles, but he loves orchestral playing most of all. Outside of music, he loves fantasy books, movies, and video games.

Margie Jarsulic is a senior undergrad studying Music Education. She is from Baden, PA. She has previously studied with Michael Dingfelder, second euphonium of the River City Brass Band as well as David Anderson of the Pittsburgh Opera.

Alan Tucker is in his third year of Music Production and Technology at the Hartt School with a focus on trumpet performance. He is from Ellicott City, Maryland where he studied with Brent Flinchbaugh. During high school he participated in many ensembles outside of school. These include the Peabody Youth Wind Ensemble (10th, 11th, and 12th grade), the Maryland Senior All State Band (10th grade), the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra (11th and 12th grade), and the Howard County GT Jazz Band (11th grade). During the summer before his senior year of high school, he took an online mixing and mastering class through Syracuse University. Ever since then, producing and recording music was the only thing he could see himself doing. In Alan’s free time, he practices trumpet of course, but some of his favorite hobbies include going on walking trails or hiking, watching movies (mostly science fiction), and hanging out with friends.

Zach Stowe-Alekman is a junior trumpet performance and composition major from Belchertown, Massachusetts. He started studying the trumpet at the age of ten with Sheldon Ross, and was heavily involved in his local music program throughout high school. He was also a member of the youth ensembles at the Hartt School, played with the Williams College Wind Ensemble, and attended a composition intensive program at Boston Conservatory. More recently, Zach  participated in a summer seminar with the Atlantic Brass Quintet.


He is currently studying trumpet with Phil Snedecor and composition with Dr . Thomas Schuttenhelm. As a composer, Zach is heavily inspired by film scores and programmatic music, and always aims to tell a story through the music he writes.

Paige Buchan is Junior Music Education Major from Norwich, CT. After starting to play Trumpet at the age of twelve she was highly active in multiple ensembles throughout her time before starting at the Hartt School where she studies with Dr. Daniel D’addio. As an educator she believes that the power of music and bring a student anywhere they want to go.

Maggey Mangold is currently pursuing a doctorate in trumpet performance and is in her first year. She is currently the graduate assistant for Professor Snedecor. She got her Bachelors degree in music education and her masters in trumpet performance at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of music where she studied with Alan Siebert and Dr. Micheal Mergen. Durning her time there, she had the privilege of studying with Marie Speziale, Ashely Hall and Phillip Collins. She aspires to be in a full time orchestra and a professor of trumpet at a university. While in Cincinnati, Maggey performed at the Schuster Center in Dayton, Cincinnati Symphony concert hall, and the CCM Corbet Auditorium. She has played with Cincinnati Chamber Singers, Ghostlight Opera, CCM Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Brass Band and CCM chamber music. Maggey is a member of the International trumpet guild, the Women's Brass Collective and the National Association of Music Educators. She has won the Women In the Arts scholarship 3 years in a row and has competed at the international trumpet guild and the National trumpet competition. She is currently in the Wind Ensemble, the Hartt Orchestra, Foot in the Door ensemble, brass quintet and trumpet ensemble. Maggey eventually would love to have a studio of her own and play in a major orchestra.

Noah Bissell is a sophomore trumpet performance major from Salisbury, Massachusetts. He has been studying trumpet for about 10 years. He has been first chair in the

Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestra and the Northeast District Band as well as participating in the John Philip Sousa National Honor Band. He won many awards including the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award and the John Philip Sousa Band Award.


Michael Widjaja is a sophomore music education major from Sioux City, Iowa. In 2022, he was an inaugural member of the National Youth Wind Ensemble in Washington D.C., where he was under the direction of Col. Jason K. Fettig, Director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and Dr. Kevin Sedatole, Director of Bands at Michigan State University. Michael is also a recipient of a trumpet position in the National Association for Music Education’s All-National Symphony Orchestra in 2021, being one of six individuals in the United States to receive the honor. In 2022, he was a quarterfinalist in the high school solo division at the National Trumpet Competition held in Newark, Delaware. He has also garnered positions in the Iowa All-State including a trumpet position in the 75th Iowa All-State Orchestra (2021), two cornet positions in the Iowa All-State Band (2019-2020), and split-lead trumpet in the 4A Iowa All-State Jazz Ensemble (2021). In 2022, Michael attended the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in Lenox, Massachusetts, being coached by trumpeters Karin Bliznik, Terry Everson, Ben Wright, and David Krauss.


 

Michael holds a strong love and passion for the expansion of the wind band repertoire. He hopes to pursue a master’s degree in conducting and be a part of the advocacy of high-quality band literature that is representative of many cultures and backgrounds. Yet when not surrounded by music, he loves being surrounded by the second-best thing: nature. He also loves exploring walkable and transit-friendly cities, running outside, cooking a mean and hearty Vietnamese pho, and spending time with his family.

Henry Shifrin is a freshman trumpet performance major, currently playing in symphony band, wind ensemble, and big band. He has also played at Litchfield jazz camp and the Atlantic Brass Quintet summer seminar.  In high school, he played in marching band, concert band, pit orchestra, jazz band, and Norwalk Youth Symphony.  He was also split lead and soloist in the CMEA All-State & Western Region big band during junior year and senior year, and he studied jazz improvisation with saxophonist David DeJesus. 


For fun he enjoys playing duets and jam sessions with his friends, going on hikes, and playing guitar.

Peter Fiegel is a first-year music education major from Richmond Massachusetts. Prior to his studies at the Hartt School Peter studied with Paul Sundberg, former principal trumpet of the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra and adjunct professor of trumpet at Williams College. Peter is the former principal trumpet of the Southern Vermont Sinfonia (2017-2019) and has received the John Philip Sousa Band Award. Peter currently is plays as 3rd trumpet in the Stockbridge Sinfonia in addition to his studies at the Hartt School with Phil Snedecor.