Aaron Jensen
Dr. Aaron Jensen is a trumpet performer, pedagogue and producer currently living in the Dallas, Texas area. Aaron is an adjunct faculty member at Tarleton State University where he teaches trumpet, chamber music, and music appreciation alongside Brian Walker. He has performed with the Monroe Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Arlington, the Fort Smith Symphony, Motown legends “The Four Tops”, the Denver Pops Orchestra, Red River Lyric Opera Festival, and is a frequent substitute musician with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 2015. Aaron has performed and recorded with Grammy award winning “The Indigo Girls” as well as the University of North Texas Wind Symphony in addition to many other projects.
He completed his DMA at the University of North Texas where he served as a Teaching Fellow, teaching applied trumpet and coaching chamber music. During his time at UNT he coached trumpet ensembles to the quarterfinals of the National Trumpet Competition and placed students in the One O’clock Lab Band. Aaron also holds degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Oklahoma State University. While at Colorado, he was the Graduate Teaching Assistant for the trumpet studio and held the position of Lecturer of Trumpet for the University of Colorado at Boulder’s College of Continuing Education. Aaron frequently serves as a guest clinician with the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra’s trumpet section.
As a member of the Oklahoma State University Trumpet Ensemble Aaron was a finalist in the National Trumpet Competition in 2013. While at Oklahoma State University, Aaron toured Japan with the OSU Wind Ensemble concluding with a performance at the Japan Band Clinic.
In 2017, Aaron served as the Assistant Host for the National Trumpet Competition and has served as a conference reporter for the International Trumpet Guild journal. An advocate of music technology, Aaron currently serves as Video Coordinator for ITG. Aaron has produced and engineered albums and video projects for numerous artists and institutions including Caleb Hudson of the Canadian Brass, Jason Bergman, and Ryan Gardner. Aaron is greatly indebted to his primary teachers: Caleb Hudson, Jason Bergman, Ryan Gardner, Justin Bartels, Terry Sawchuk, David Blackinton, Scott Wilson, and Steve Meredith.