BEHIND THE BELL
Jean Laurenz is an eclectic musician who loves variety and collaboration. She is currently the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a performer, Jean has enjoyed appearances with Adele,The Hanson Brothers,The Boston Pops, The New York Philharmonic, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. You can catch her digitally on various albums including The Knight's album, "Azul", featuring Yo-Yo Ma and on Youtube with Seraph Brass
Her favorite genre is chamber music and she frequents this arena with innovative ensembles including Seraph Brass, The Knights, A Far Cry, Alarm Will Sound, and with Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect.
Jean is also a vocalist and stage performer who enjoys multi-dimensional artistic performances which combine theater, singing, trumpet, and visual arts. She is currently developing her original work, KOIZUMI, and has toured Europe with Lucerne Festival’s dance and theatrical production of Divamania.
Jean holds degrees in trumpet performance and Choral Education from Yale University and Northwestern University. She is a passionate educator, activist, and Teaching Artist. Jean has curated interactive youth and community concerts for Carnegie Hall, The Boston Symphony, and Handel and Haydn Society. When she is not performing or teaching, she shares her passion as a youth coach at her local climbing gym.
American Ballet Theater
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
New York Philharmonic Biennial Concerts: The Ligeti Projects at the
Met
Adele in New York (NBC broadcast appearance)
An American in Paris (Broadway)
Divamania (Experimental theater project with Lucerne Festival)
ACJW Academy of Carnegie, Juilliard, and the Weil Institute
New York Symphonic Ensemble
The Knights
Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival
Carnegie Hall Featured Soloist Appearance with Concordia
University
Hong Kong Philharmonic
Kanye West Orchestra
Arlington Park Bugler (ESPN and reality television appearances)
Northern Lights Festival, Guadalajara Mexico
Lucerne Music Festival
Lucerne Summer Musik Festival Academy
Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
Colorado College Summer Music Festival
AWARDS
John Swallow Prize
Edes Foundation Grant Finalist
Evanston Women’s Music Scholarship