About the Editor

Joseph Bowman is Professor of Trumpet and Assistant Director for International Affairs at the Mahidol University College of Music in Bangkok, Thailand. His duties include teaching applied trumpet, performing in the faculty brass quintet, directing the trumpet ensemble, and teaching trumpet literature and pedagogy. Prior to his appointment, Bowman served on the faculty of The University of Tennessee at Martin, and as teaching assistant at Arizona State University.

Bowman is principal trumpet of the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed with the Memphis, Phoenix, and Hot Springs Festival Orchestras among others, and has given solo performances and master classes across the United States, Asia, and Europe. Recently, Bowman gave a master class and taught lessons at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China. As a performer, he has recorded for Summit Records, D’Note, and Naxos American.

An avid writer, Bowman has over thirty publications in such journals as the International Trumpet Guild, The Instrumentalist, and the NACWPI Journal. Recent articles in the ITG Journal include “An Annotated Bibliography of Twentieth-Century Sonatas for Trumpet and Piano”, “David Hickman Goes on Record”, and “Leonard Smith: America’s Premier Cornet Virtuoso.” Bowman serves ITG in several other capacities. In 2005, Bowman and Mahidol University had the honor to host the 2005 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Bangkok, which was a tremendous success and drew great critical acclaim. He has been editor of the ITG Youth Website since 2001. He was recently appointed membership coordinator and news correspondent for Asia and the Pacific Rim. He has served as a conference reporter for several years, and chaired the ITG Solo Competition at the 2003 Fort Worth Conference.

Bowman received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Arizona State University. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music from Arizona State University. His principal teachers include David Hickman, Samuel Pilafian, Alan Siebert, Marie Speziale, and Gary Davis. He has served on the artist faculty of the National Trumpet Competition in Washington D.C. for several years. Dr. Bowman is a Yamaha Performing Artist.

Dr. Bowman can be reached by email at youthweb@trumpetguild.org