Join us for a special event with Honors Humanities alum Justin Bland ’08, an accomplished trumpet player specializing in early Baroque music. He grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland, graduated from the University of Maryland in 2008, has performed all over North and South America and has gone on to have an amazing career in Europe.

On Tuesday, February 20, Justin will give a special performance for our Honors community and talk about his incredible career trajectory as a professional musician.

The event will take place in the Anne Arundel basement lounge, starting at 6 p.m. with a catered dinner, followed by a performance and alumni Q&A at 6:30 p.m.

RSVP at go.umd.edu/bland24.

This event is presented by the Honors College and Honors Humanities program, in association with the UMD School of Music and in partnership with Early Music UMD.

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About Justin Bland:

Applauded for his “gleaming trumpet work” (Hyde Park Herald) and “dazzling virtuosity” (Grunion Gazette), American trumpeter Justin Bland is a versatile musician, performing on both historical and modern trumpets. He specializes in early music, most notably in difficult high-register music for Baroque trumpet. As a highly sought-after solo/principal Baroque trumpeter, Dr. Bland has performed with several leading early music ensembles throughout North and South America. Now living in Denmark, Justin continues to perform as both a soloist and ensemble musician, combining ongoing North American engagements with new collaborations with leading Baroque ensembles in Denmark, as well as in the rest of Scandinavia and Europe. As a modern trumpeter, Justin has experience performing in orchestras, wind ensembles, jazz ensembles, pit orchestras for opera and musical theater, British brass bands, and numerous chamber ensembles. Before beginning his college career, he was a principal trumpeter of the DC Youth Orchestra and had the opportunity to tour Japan as a trumpet soloist. He also performed regularly with the Prince George’s Philharmonic while in high school.

Justin received his Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree in trumpet performance in 2008 from the University of Maryland, where he was also an Honors Humanities student. He went on to complete his Master’s (M.A.) in early music performance practices at Case Western Unviersity and his Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Learn more about Justin’s work at www.justinblandtrumpet.com.

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Other upcoming UMD performances featuring Justin Bland:

Justin Bland ‘08, Guest Artist Recital

• Sunday, Febryar 18, 3-4:30 p.m. at UMD Memorial Chapel
• Free, RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/justin-bland-08-baroque-trumpet-recital-tickets-803964047107

Classical Reunion, with Kenneth Slowik conductor

• Monday, February 19, 5:15-6:45 p.m. at UMD Memorial Chapel
• Free, RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/classical-reunion-with-kenneth-slowik-conductor-tickets-804094437107