MTD Events
Guest Artist Masterclass: Carrie Schafer, trumpet
Date and Time
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
Sherman van Solkema Recital Hall
Description
Born and raised in the Chicago land area, Carrie has performed in
ensembles all over the world and has won 5 national auditions.
Graduating from Northwestern University with a Bachelors in Music
Performance studying with Barbara Butler and Charlie Geyer, Carrie
went on to earn a Performers Certificate from the Colburn School in
Los Angeles, California. She went on to hold positions with the New
World Symphony, the Santa Barbara Symphony, the UBS Verbier Festival
Orchestra in Verbier, Switzerland, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,
and the Houston Symphony. Carrie has been a substitute with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic and the Detroit Symphony. In 2015, Carrie won a
Grammy with the St. Louis Symphony with their performance of John
Adamýs City Noir.
Carrie Schafer is currently 2nd chair of the Grand Rapids
Symphony Orchestra
This event has been tagged as arts, and music.
Contact
Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
(616) 331-3484