Oswaldo Zapata

Latin Trumpet 101

Oswaldo Zapata holds the position of Assistant Professor of Trumpet at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Zapata comes to UTSA from Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) in Laredo, TX, where he was the Assistant Professor of Music – Trumpet and Director of Mariachi.  Dr. Zapata is originally from Caldas, Antioquia, Colombia (near Medellín). He has studied trumpet under Professors David Hickman, James Ackley, Allen Vizzutti, and Fernando Parra. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance with an Emphasis in Instrumental Pedagogy from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, a Certificate of Graduate Study in Music Performance and a Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from the University of South Carolina, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts (DMA) in Trumpet Performance from Arizona State University. Dr. Zapata is the author of the bilingual publication Latin American Tour for Trumpet.