Scott Meredith
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Trumpet
Dr. Scott Meredith currently resides in Poulsbo, Washington where he actively performs as Principal Trumpet with the Olympia Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Collaborative Orchestra, Chelan Bach Festival and the Port Angeles Symphony. He can also be heard playing in the sections of the Seattle Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Auburn Symphony, Yakima Symphony, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, the Lake Washington Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Tacoma and the Village Theater. Scott enjoys working with students of all ages and continues a private studio as well as brass coach for several Seattle area high schools. For 25 years he was Professor of Trumpet at the University of Wyoming, the University of Northern Colorado and the University of North Texas. Dr. Meredith has performed nationally with the Boulder Philharmonic, Cheyenne Symphony, Fort Collins Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony, the Irving, Plano, and San Angelo Symphonies, Dallas Wind Symphony, North Carolina Pops, Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, and at the Colorado Music Festival.
He been a featured performer, soloist and clinician at the International Trumpet Guild Conference, National Trumpet Competition, San Juan Jazz Festival, Colorado Trumpet Fest and the Wyoming and Colorado All-State Conferences. He stays active as a clinician and judge of several Washington State festivals and competitions as well and maintains an active trumpet studio in the Seattle area.
Scott is one of the founding members of the Seattle based brass chamber ensemble Valhalla Brass.
Dr. Meredith earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in trumpet performance and Masters if Music from the University of North Texas. He earned and Bachelor of Music Education and Music Performance degrees from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Meredith can be heard on the CD "Chamber Music of Jennifer Higdon" featuring the premiere recording of her "Trumpet Songs" ("Trumpets can sing, too, and trumpeter Scott Meredith does just that, displaying a gorgeous tone and sense of phrasing." - Fanfare Magazine). He can also be heard on the "Teaching Music through Performance in Band" series as well as numerous recordings with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony under the direction of Eugene Corporon as part of the "Klavier Wind Project," including: Convergence, UFO: Music of Michael Daugherty, Time Pieces, Recollections, Symphonic Excursions, Escapades, Carmina Burana, Hemispheres, Allegories, and Retrospectives.
In his spare time Dr. Meredith enjoys watching movies (especially Star Wars!!), exploring Washington on his bike, and hanging out with his daughter Kat.