Andre Judd

André Judd is a senior student at PLU majoring in Trumpet Performance. He is involved in the Orchestra and Trumpet Ensemble.  He’s been playing trumpet for 12 years. He is also the beatboxer for PLUtonic.

Michelle John

Michelle is a senior at PLU majoring in Social Work. She plays in the Concert Band and Trumpet Ensemble. She also beatboxes for HERmonic!

Kyle Doughton

Kyle is a senior from University Place, Washington.  He plays in the Wind Ensemble and Orchestra and is majoring in Trumpet Performance.

Jacob Shaffer

Jacob is a senior at PLU and plays in the Jazz Ensemble, Steel Pan Ensemble, and Trumpet Ensemble.  He is pursuing a Bachelor of Musical Arts degree with a minor in Anthropology.

Darek Solomon

Darek is a junior majoing in music and minoring in math.  He plays in the Trumpet Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Steel Pan Ensemble, Knight’s Chorus, Brass Quintet, and Pep Band.  In his free time, just kidding, he has no free time.

Ava Shellenberger

Ava Shellenberger is a sophomore at PLU.  She plays in the Wind Ensemble and Trumpet Ensemble.  She is from Yakima, WA and is majoring in elementary education.

Chris Hildenbrand

My name is Chris Hildenbrand. I finished my two year degree at Pierce College and I have been playing trumpet since sixth grade. A few interesting facts about me are that my dad played trumpet in college and that I enjoy playing tennis, video games and also piano and guitar. I formerly studied with Jay Scott and I advanced to the state contest as a sophomore in high school playing the Kennan Sonata and placed first alternate in the Mountain Region Contest as a senior playing Lègende.

Autumn Lyle

I’m a Freshman from Puyallup, WA. My major is Secondary Music Education. I’m in PLU’s Wind Ensemble and University Singers. I’ve been playing the trumpet for 8 years!

Jessa De Los Reyes

Jessa is a first-year Music Education major with a focus on primary instrumental and general music education. She has been playing trumpet for 9 years and is a part of the Wind Ensemble, Brass Quintet, and plays percussion in Concert Band. Being from Tacoma, she’s ecstatic to be studying at the school she’s been dreaming about since being a middle school band student under PLU alumn Micah Haven!