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ISkANderAKHmADULLiN
Iskander Akhmadullin, Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Missouri holds degrees from the Kazan Music
College, the Moscow State Conservatory, and the University of North Texas. His major teachers were Abbas Slashkin,
Vadim Novikov, Leonard Candelaria, and Keith Johnson.
Dr. Akhmadullin has performed in several professional orchestras in Russia and the United States and can be heard on
the Marco Polo, Naxos, Hugo, Klavier, and Delos labels. He has been a co-principal trumpet with the Missouri Symphony
Orchestra for several seasons. Together with his wife, pianist Natalia Bolshakova, Dr. Akhmadullin has given recitals
and master-classes in the United States, Russia, and Germany. Active as both a recitalist and a chamber musician, he
has premiered a number of solo and chamber works and is continuously introducing new trumpet pieces by American
composers to Russian audiences, while also presenting the American premieres of the works from the Russian trumpet
repertoire. Mr. Akhmadullin was among the first Russian trumpet players to perform on the baroque trumpet.
Professor Akhmadullin has been a member of the National Trumpet Competition Faculty and performed as a soloist and
in groups at numerous festivals and conferences, including the Moscow Autumn Festivals, the Russian Trumpet Guild
Conferences, Texas Music Educators Association, ABA, CBDNA, and WASBE conventions, and the International Trumpet
Guild Conferences. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Missouri, Iskander Akhmadullin taught at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
MIcHAeLANDERSoN
Michael Anderson is associate professor of Trumpet at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University.
He is a member of the International Trumpet Guild Board of Directors and ITG Journal editorial committee, Executive
Director of the Guild’s web site, and chairman of the ITG technology committee. He is the ITG Journal columnist for
Trumpet Technology and has presented and performed at several ITG Conferences. Previously to his OCU appointment,
he was on the music faculty of Dana College in Blair, Nebraska.
Anderson was project manager of the ITG Journal anniversary CD-ROM, distributed to guild members in 2001 and is
currently working on a DVD of all Journal articles and music supplements for the membership to be released in 2008.
He founded and administrates the Trumpet Players’ International Network (TPIN), the oldest and most active Internet
discussion list dedicated to the trumpet.
His degrees are from Illinois State University (BM), and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (MM). Primary teachers have
been Dennis Schneider, Herbert Koerselman, and Arnold Jacobs. During his 2003 sabbatical, Anderson observed and
studied with master teachers including Bill Adam, Vincent DiMartino, Ronald Romm, Michael Ewald, Karl Sievers, and William Pfund. Anderson is a tenured
member of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the Lyric Theater Orchestra and the New Covenant Methodist Church Band. He performs regularly as a duo
with Oklahoma City University Organist Timothy Olsen. He was a member of the Lincoln (Nebraska) Symphony Orchestra for 21 years, and performed often
with the Omaha Symphony and Opera Omaha. He was a founding member of the Omaha Brass Ensemble, and the Nebraska Brass, and was a member of
the Palladium Brass Quintet. He was musical director for the Omaha Big Band and the Omaha Jazz Youth Project. He is an active freelance trumpeter, and
has played for countless national tours; recording sessions; and jazz, orchestra and chamber music events.
ATLANTiCBrASS QUINTeT
Widely acclaimed as one of the world’s finest brass ensembles, the ATLANTIC BRASS QUINTET has been heard in 48
of the United States and more than a dozen countries across four continents, performing a unique repertory spanning
Dufay, Gesualdo, and Bach; Babbitt, Ellington, and Zappa; and ethnic music from the streets of Brazil, Cuba, the
Balkans, and New Orleans. Winner of six international chamber music competitions, the Quintet’s distinctive sound,
impeccable ensemble, stunning virtuosity, and warm, inviting stage presence have won praise from scores of critics.
Founded in 1985, the Atlantic Brass Quintet launched its career with a phenomenal string of competition victories over a
period of two years. Grand prizes include the Coleman Chamber Music Competition, the Carmel Chamber Music Society
Competition, the Shoreline Alliance Chamber Music Competition, the Summit Brass First International Brass Ensemble
Competition, and the Rafael Mendez International Brass Quintet Competition. Following these remarkable achievements, the Atlantic Brass Quintet was
honored by Musical America by being named “Young Artists of 1988.” In May 1992, by unanimous decision, the Quintet won the “Premiere Prix” at the
International Brass Competition of Narbonne, France, recognized worldwide as the preeminent competition of its kind.
Highlights in the Quintet’s busy concert career include performances at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the
Boston Celebrity Series, Caramoor, and the White House. Thousands have enjoyed their performances at Tanglewood-on-Parade, and in 1991, as part
of Boston’s Fourth of July Celebration, Atlantic Brass Quintet entertained an audience of over 350,000 on the Esplanade. Recent and upcoming festival
performances include the Festival of New American Music in Sacramento, the Savannah Music Festival, the Chautauqua Institution, the Rockport Chamber
Music Festival, and the Caramoor Festival for Music and the Arts. Other recent and upcoming performances include the Houston Friends of Music, the
University at Buffalo, Chamber Music West, Purdue University, and Calvin College, while extended residencies include California State University Fullerton,
Virginia Commonwealth University, and Quad City Arts. The quintet is also active on the international scene, with performances the last two seasons in