Wind Ensemble Concert

The Limestone University Wind Ensemble will hold its fall concert, “Under Western Skies,” on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m., inside Fullerton Auditorium.

The public is invited to attend, and admission is free.

Limestone will welcome Dr. Buddy Deshler from Furman University, who will be joined by Limestone Adjunct Instructor of Trumpet Dr. Brian Winegardner to perform Kevin McKee’s “Under Western Skies.” Limestone’s Director of Athletic Bands, Spencer Nance, will round out the trio for the piece “Bugler’s Holiday” by Leroy Anderson. The Wind Ensemble is led by Conductor Seth Taft.

Deshler’s career has taken him around the country, as well as internationally, allowing him to share the stage with ensembles such as the King’s Brass, The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, Foden's Band, his own Vice City Brass, The Phoenix Brass Collective, and Dallas Brass.

As an educator, Deshler serves as President, Artistic Director, and Co-Founder of the non-profit organization, “Brass Institutes of America” which encompasses The Fredericksburg Brass Institute and Tidewater Brass Institute. Deshler also serves as President of the Nova Trumpet Collective, a non-profit that aims to elevate the trumpet chamber music standard through accessible performance and outreach with an emphasis on diverse representation of musicians and repertoire. Deshler is an active member of the International Trumpet Guild by occupying the role of Youth Day Coordinator as well as being a frequent clinician and session host of Trumpet Ensemble Reading Sessions and Chamber Music seminars.

Deshler holds a Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Performance and an Artist Diploma from the Frost School of Music, University of Miami. He earned his Master of Music from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Arizona State University. He has held teaching appointments at the University of Richmond, Arizona Western College, and the Crane School of Music of the State University of New York at Potsdam. Deshler joined the music faculty at Furman University in 2022.

Deshler’s appearance at Limestone is being made possible, in part, through an educational grant from the KHS America Academic Alliance and XO Professional Brass. Deshler performs exclusively on XO trumpets.