Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet

DR. P. BRADLEY ULRICH, Professor of Music, has been the Trumpet Professor at Western Carolina University since 1989. Dr. Ulrich received his Bachelor of Music Degree in Trumpet Performance from the Florida State University where he studied with Bryan Goff. His Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Trumpet Performance and Literature were awarded from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, where he studied with Ray Sasaki and Michael Tunnell. He has had additional lessons with Raymond Mase, George Vosburgh, Adolphe Herseth, James Thompson, Vincent DiMartino and Chrispian Steele Perkins.

Maintaining an active performing career, Dr. Ulrich is currently second trumpet with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. He has formerly held positions in the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Symphony Orchestra (SC), Brevard Chamber Orchestra (Principal Trumpet), the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (IL), the Champaign-Urbana Symphony (IL), Sinfonia da Camera (IL), and the Cedar Falls Waterloo Symphony (IA).

In addition to his orchestral experience, Dr. Ulrich has performed countless recitals both as a soloist and in brass quintets. He has performed across the United States and in China, Russia, Canada, England, Ireland, Wales, St. Barths, and Italy. Dr. Ulrich is the artistic director/first trumpet of the Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, which gave its New York debut at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in June 2007.

Dr. Ulrich has published a dozen articles in the International Trumpet Guild’s Journal and was the Public Relations Director for the International Trumpet Guild from 1999-2009. He is an Artist/Clinician and member of the Product Advisory Council for the Jupiter Band Instrument Company.

As a teacher, Brad has given clinics throughout the United States and abroad, including the Royal College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Wales, the St. Petersburg Conservatory (Russia), the Moscow Conservatory, TMEA in San Antonio, Texas, the Atlanta Trumpet Festival, the University of Kentucky, the Nebraska MEA, the Trumpet Festival of the Southeast, the Orvieto Musica Trumpet Festival (Italy) the West Chester University International Brass Festival, and the University of Illinois.

For additional information, please visit his website. www.ulrichmusic.com