MTD Events
Guest Artist Masterclass: Jean Libs, trumpet
Date and Time
Saturday, February 14, 2026 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
Sherman van Solkema Recital Hall
Description
Jean Moorehead Libs received her B.M.E and M.M. in Music Education
and Trumpet Performance from the University of Michigan School of
Music while studying with Prof. Emeritus Clifford P. Lillya; she
continued at Michigan doing Post Graduate and Doctoral studies with
Armando Ghitalla, Prof. Emeritus and former Principal Trumpet of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Jean's teaching credentials include positions at Olivet College,
The United World College of Southeast Asia, Northern Michigan
University, Wayne State University, Oberlin College Conservatory of
Music, the University of Michigan, the University of Michigan
All-State program at Interlochen and Grand Valley State University. A
dedicated educator, Jean's many preparatory students have held leading
positions in the University of Michigan's Youth Ensembles, numerous
State Honor Bands, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp International Youth
Orchestras and the Interlochen All State Youth Orchestras and Bands.
Dozens of her students have gone on to major in music performance and
education across the country and several have received prizes at the
National Trumpet Competition, as Yamaha Young Performing Artists and
in the International Trumpet Guild student competition. Dozens of her
former students hold university teaching positions as well as
memberships in professional orchestras. Formerly the Principal Trumpet
of the Singapore Symphony, Jean remains actively performing with
Today's Brass Quintet, the Michigan Sinfonietta, The Ann Arbor
Symphony and The Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra.
For over two decades, Jean has served as an adjudicator and
clinician at numerous district and state solo and ensemble and band
and orchestra festivals for MSBOA (Michigan School Band and Orchestra
Association). She taught Trumpet at Concordia University in Ann Arbor
for many years and maintains a large private studio with students
ranging in age from beginner to graduate school.
During her tenure as Pedagogical Topics editor for the
International Trumpet Guild Journal, Jean was the author and editor of
dozens of articles with many of America's leading trumpeters. She is
the chair of the ITG Young Artist Award column, a contributing editor
for Balquidder Music, Elan Brass Press and a clinician for Stork
Custom Mouthpieces. Jean recently completed the second edition of
Clifford P. Lillya's Method, Book 2 with colleagues Rob Roy McGregor
and Dennis Horton.
This event has been tagged as arts, and music.
Contact
Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
(616) 331-3484