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 EMAIL: 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)! |