ORCHESTRA SECTION PROFILE JASON BERGMAN, COLUMN EDITOR Orchestra Section Profile is a “snapshot” of an orchestral player or section at a specific time in history. The column seeks to include sections from all levels of orchestras. Ideas and suggestions should be directed to Jason Bergman; orchprofile@trumpetguild.org
JEFF LUKE, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL TRUMPET, UTAH SYMPHONY BY JASON BERGMAN
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native of Oklahoma City, Jeff Luke holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma City University and a Master of Arts degree from the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he studied trumpet with Timothy Morrison and was a member of the honors brass quintet. Upon graduation, Luke joined the renowned Atlantic Brass Quintet, which allowed him to tour states, as well fourteen countries in Europe, Asia, Central America, and the Middle East during his thirteen-year tenure. His teaching has included residencies at the Boston Conservatory, Boston University, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and
the Tanglewood Institute. He has conducted masterclasses at Louisiana State University, Oklahoma City University, the University of Maryland, Harvard University, and the Royal College of Music in Manchester, England, among others. Luke has also been a fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and has performed with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestras, as well as an appearance as guest principal trumpet with the Louisville Orchestra. An avid arranger, Jeff’s creations can be heard in the concerts and recordings of the Atlantic Brass Quintet and Seraph Brass. He has been a member of the Utah Symphony since . Bergman: Would you share with us some of your most influential musical experiences from your youth? What impacted you the most? Luke: That’s easy! My father was the most influential musical figure of my youth, and just growing up in the same house with him has impacted me to this day. He was a successful composer and educator, with a doctorate in music theory and composition from the Eastman School of Music. He taught me a lot about theory, which I later used in arranging. He also had a tremendous work ethic, which he passed down to me. As a composer, he was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation award, and he won the Premier Prix in the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Composition Competition. He always taught me that if he could achieve his dream, so could I. “Why not me?” was the philosophy he instilled in me. He was also my first trumpet teacher. Bergman: Who were your important mentors and teachers, and what were the most impactful lessons they taught you?
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