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David Kjar

HOMETOWN: Northfield, MN

UNI DEGREE:  Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance with an emphasis in jazz studies, May 1995

ADDITIONAL DEGREES:  Bachelor of Music Performance (modern trumpet), The Royal Conservatory of the Hague - The Netherlands, 2000

Bachelor of Music Performance (natural trumpet), The Royal Conservatory of the Hague - The Netherlands, 2001

Masters of Music (Natural Trumpet). The Royal Conservatory of the Hague - The Netherlands, 2003

Currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Historical Performance Practice - Boston University

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WEBSITE: http://mysite.verizon.net/davidkjar/

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Allston, MA

OCCUPATION: Musician and Doctoral student

GREATEST LIFE EXPERIENCE:  Living in Europe for 8 years

STRANGEST LIFE EXPERIENCE:  Returning to the States  

GREATEST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:  Playing the Brandenburg Concerto #2 on natural trumpet in Israel. (Both terrifying and exciting)!  

STRANGEST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:  I was playing an outdoor concert with the now defunct American Wind Ensemble Orchestra somewhere in the SE part of the US when a plague of insects swarmed upon us. It felt very biblical!  

UNI TRUMPET STUDIO MEMORIES: 8:00 a.m. Trumpet Class (excellent training for playing rehs./concerts with severe jet lag)!

© 2009 Randy Grabowski