Kevin Eisensmith

Non-Pro Warm-Up and Masterclass

Kevin Eisensmith retired in 2022 after teaching at the collegiate level for 32 years, including 8 years at Eastern Kentucky University and 24 years at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he was named Professor Emeritus. He holds a Bachelor of Science in music education degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in music performance from Georgia State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in performance degree from Temple University.

Dr. Eisensmith served as solo trumpeter with the U.S. Army Forces Command Band (FORSCOM’S OWN) in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1979 to 1984. As a free-lance artist, Eisensmith has worked with Carol Channing (Hello Dolly!), Richard Harris (Camelot), Andy Williams, Bernadette Peters, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Doc Severinsen, Roberta Flack, Marvin Hamlisch, the Moody Blues, Natalie Cole, and many others. He performed as principal trumpeter with many regional orchestras in the Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia areas and frequently served as an extra trumpeter with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Eisensmith served as the principal trumpeter with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra from 1998 to 2011 and as principal trumpeter with the Altoona Symphony from 2013 to 2024.

He has been a member of the International Trumpet Guild for fifty years. He served as the Secretary for ITG from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2017 to 2019, Vice President from 2007 to 2009, and as President from 2009 to 2011. Eisensmith has published over 50 articles in such magazines as The Sinfonian (official magazine for Phi Mu Alpha Professional Music Fraternity), The Instrumentalist, The International Trumpet Guild Journal, and the Bluegrass Music News (official magazine of the Kentucky Music Educators Association). For fourteen years (1991-2005) he served as compiler and editor for the “Trumpet and Brass Programs” supplement for the ITG Journal. He appears in over 30 recordings with groups including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Berlioz Requiem and Respighi Pines of Rome), the Keystone Wind Ensemble, and the HoodleBug Brass, which released its first commercial CD – Christmas Postcards from the HoodleBug Brass – in October 2012.

His students have established themselves as successful educators and performers. Many teach in the public schools in Pennsylvania and surrounding states, while others have gone on to instruct at the university level. Still other former students have achieved success as performers and serve as members of military bands and symphony orchestras throughout the United States.

Dr. Eisensmith presents clinics and guest appearances annually throughout the eastern and midwestern states, and has also performed and taught in Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, and Thailand.