Dr. Grant S. Peters

Biography

Grant S. Peters is Professor of Music at Missouri State University where he teaches applied
studio trumpet and serves as the Brass Area Coordinator. From 2019-2021 he served as the President of the International Trumpet Guild. Prior to his appointment at Missouri State, he served as co-principal trumpet of the Orquesta del Principado de Asturias in the northern Spanish province of Asturias (1992). During the 1989 season, he was a member of the Columbia Artists Management ensemble Dallas Brass, touring throughout 26 states and Canada. While with the Dallas Brass, he recorded the album A Merry Christmas with Brass for the Word Label. He has performed in solo and chamber settings in Canada, Spain, Poland, England, Sweden, Thailand, Russia, Australia, and the Czech Republic. A solo album entitled Friendly Amendments with organist Charles W. Ore, consisting of previously unrecorded works for trumpet and organ by American composers, was released in Spring 2004. A second recording in 2006, From the Hills, features new American works for solo trumpet with piano and chamber ensembles. In December of 2009 he produced and performed with the Missouri Chamber Players on Rhapsody, a recording of chamber music by American composer Richard Faith for the MSR Classics label. Peters holds the Bachelor of Music in Education degree from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Trumpet Performance from the University of North Texas.
He is an Artist/Clinician for Schilke Trumpets.

Details

Education

• Doctor of Musical Arts, Trumpet Performance, 1998, University of North Texas
• Master of Music, Trumpet Performance, 1991, University of North Texas
• Bachelor of Music Education, Music Education, 1986, University of Nebraska

Teaching

• MUS 156, 256, 356, 456: Brass - Trumpet
• MUS 472: Small Ensemble - Brass Quintet
• MUS 498: Senior Recital - Trumpet
• MUS 538: Survey of Pedagogical Methods
• MUS 656, 756: Brass - Trumpet

Professional experience

The creation, performance and recording of new American music for trumpet

Research and professional interests

• The creation, performance and recording of new American music for trumpet

Grant S. Peters is Professor of Music at Missouri State University, where he teaches applied studio trumpet and serves as the Brass Area Coordinator. Peters is a member of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Springfield Regional Opera. To learn more about Dr. Peters and the Trumpet Studio at Missouri State, please visit his personal website.

Awards and honors