Mr. Nathaniel Mayfield, Executive Director

A Texas native with international roots, Nathaniel Mayfield received his education at The Juilliard School, Columbia University, Interlochen Arts Academy, Tanglewood Institute, and the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe, Germany. After a nomination for "exceptional artistic achievement" by the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts (NFAA), and "for holding to the very highest of academic standards" by the U.S. Department of Education under Secretary Richard Riley, Nathaniel was selected by President Clinton's White House Commission on Presidential Scholars to receive the Presidential Scholar Medallion in 1994. This award is presented to 20 artists each year in recognition of "demonstrated leadership ability, strong character and commitment to high ideals."

Upon graduating from a joint program between Columbia University and The Juilliard School (student of Raymond Mase, Chairman of Brass Department), Nathaniel was chosen as a J. William Fulbright scholar to pursue post-graduate work on trumpet performance with Professor Reinhold Friedrich in Karlsruhe, Germany. Committed to the program's long-term mission of building cooperation between the two countries, Nathaniel continues work as a trumpet artist/representative for Thein-Instruments in Bremen. While in Europe he was inspired to learn the rediscovered baroque trumpet, and now enjoys an active schedule of touring, recording and lecturing with Grammy-nominated baroque trumpeter Niklas Eklund from Sweden.

Nathaniel has won numerous musical competitions, including the International Trumpet Guild Solo Competition, the National Trumpet Competition, the Aspen Festival Brass Concerto Competition, and the Yamaha Young Artist Competition. His orchestral experience includes participation as a fellow with the National Repertory Orchestra, the Pacific Music Festival Japan, and the Round Top Institute, as well as concerts with the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim National Theatre, Singapore Symphony, Austin Symphony Orchestra, and Victoria Bach Festival.

After returning to Texas from abroad, Nathaniel was appointed Director of Music for The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts (ASPVA), and also Executive Director for the Austin Brass Center, both 501-C3 non-profit organizations. While not traveling, Nathaniel calls his native city of Austin home, where he lives with his wife, Ulrike. He can be contacted anytime through his website, www.natemayfield.com.

To see concert clips of Mr. Mayfield's performances, please visit http://youtube.com/user/natemayfield
 

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