{"id":11469,"date":"2013-04-10T14:58:54","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T14:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baylorproud.wpengine.com\/?p=11469"},"modified":"2013-04-10T14:58:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T14:58:54","slug":"students-win-national-trumpet-competition-for-second-time-in-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/baylorproud\/2013\/04\/students-win-national-trumpet-competition-for-second-time-in-three-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Students win National Trumpet Competition for second time in three years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The month of March brought a national championship to Baylor, after all; in fact, the winning team has all the makings of a potential dynasty. It&#8217;s just not in the world of sports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/mediacommunications\/news.php?action=story&amp;story=128556\" target=\"_blank\">For the second time in three years, a\u00a0Baylor student ensemble was crowned national champion<\/a> at the National Trumpet Competition, hosted by George Mason University. The sextet of master&#8217;s candidates Drew Fremder and Erika Izaguirre, seniors Taylor Williamson,\u00a0Manuel Munoz,\u00a0junior Ben Hauser and sophomore David Sayers (dubbed &#8220;Baylor Gold&#8221;) took first place from among 30 groups that had reached the semifinals. Here<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OFGDcvz2fJ4\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;s their award-winning performance<\/a> of &#8220;1849,&#8221; arranged by Baylor trumpet professor Wiff Rudd:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OFGDcvz2fJ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And the members of &#8220;Baylor Gold&#8221; weren&#8217;t the only Bears to excel at the competition; another group from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\">School of Music&#8217;s<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiffrudd.com\/wiffrudd.com\/Meet_the_BTS.html\" target=\"_blank\">Baylor Trumpet Studio<\/a>\u00a0was also\u00a0among the competition&#8217;s top six acts, as &#8220;Baylor Green&#8221; (senior Tyler Brinkman, junior Kelsie Dunham,\u00a0sophomore Daniel Gerona, and\u00a0freshmen Regan O&#8217;Connor and\u00a0Brent Smith) joined &#8220;Baylor Gold&#8221; in the finals.<\/p>\n<p>Sic \u2019em, Baylor Trumpet Studio!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You might also like:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2012\/12\/christmas-carols-from-bu-trumpet-students-lubbock-area-grads\/\">Christmas carols from BU trumpet students, Lubbock-area grads<\/a>\u00a0(Dec. 2012)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2011\/04\/trumpeteers-debaters-bring-home-national-honors-for-baylor\/\">Trumpeteers, debaters bring home national honors for Baylor<\/a>\u00a0(April 2011)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/2010\/01\/freshmans-musical-talents-lead-to-scholarship-and-service\/\">Freshman\u2019s musical talents lead to scholarship and service<\/a>\u00a0(Jan. 2010)\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11616\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"trumpet-apr13\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/trumpet-apr13.jpg\" alt=\"Trumpeteers\" width=\"454\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/trumpet-apr13.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www2.baylor.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/trumpet-apr13-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The month of March brought a national championship to Baylor, after all; in fact, the winning team has all the makings of a potential dynasty. It&#8217;s just not in the world of sports. 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