The trumpet virtuoso duo of Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer will perform as guest artists at 3 p.m., Jan. 14., in Baldwin Auditorium on the Truman State University campus. N.Y. In addition to their teaching positions, they are the co-principal trumpets of Chicago's Music of the Baroque, the Chicago Chamber Ensemble and the Grand Teton Festival Orchestra. Butler and Geyer will be joined by pianist Yoko Yamada and an honor trumpet choir of college and high school students conducted by Truman professor Gregory Jones. The duo will share their experiences, both as members of the Chicago, Vancouver, and Houston symphonies as well as performers in venues including Chip Davis, Mannheim Steamroller and others.
All events are free and open to the public.
Truman State University is Missouri s statewide public liberal arts and sciences university and the only public university in the state with highly selective admission standards. For the third consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report has recognized Truman as the number one public university in the Midwest.