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First Name
Alexander

Last Name
Wilson

Title
Trumpet, Associate Professor

Email
[email protected]

Office Phone
616-331-3393

Office Location
1222 HCPA

Biography
Dr. Alex Wilson has led the Grand Valley State University Trumpet Studio since 2015. He holds a Bachelor's degree from GVSU and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from Arizona State University, where he studied with Professor David Hickman. Alex performs often with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra and other Michigan orchestras, and performed with the Phoenix Symphony and the Arizona Opera during his time in Arizona. A versatile soloist, Alex published solo CDs in 2016 (“Volti Subito”) and 2022 (“Volante”), performed at the 2013 International Trumpet Guild conference in Grand Rapids, and toured as a soloist for the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra during two national tours, at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. He often appears as a guest soloist or clinician at local schools, and has also given performances and masterclasses internationally at venues such as the Tainan University of Technology (Taiwan), the I Alcalá Trumpetfest (Spain), and The 3rd International Trumpet Conference in Łódź (Poland).