Anne McNamara

During the Fall 2026 semester, Dr. McNamara has several scheduled performances which include:

Sinfonia de Camera Star Wars Suite Saturday August 22nd 7:30 pm

Fall Recital Tour
Tuesday September 8th Western Illinois University
Wednesday September 9th Waubonsie Valley High School & Northern Illinois University
Thursday September 10th University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Faculty Recital Friday September 11, 2026 7:30 pm Kemp Recital Hall at I.S.U.

I.S.U. Wind Symphony Concert, Williams “With Malice Towards None”
Sunday November 15th, 3 pm, CPA I.S.U.

Sunday December 6th, 9 am Cantata Performance at Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, IL

Wednesday December 16th Athena Brass Band at Midwest Conference, 4:30 pm

 

During the Spring 2026 semester and the following summer, you can catch Dr. Anne McNamara and/or her students at the following:

• Anne performs with an Athena Brass Band Sextet at the Colorado Music Educators Assocation Conference in Colorado Springs, CO January 28-29th
• Afternoon of Brass Concert including the I.S.U. Trumpet studio on Saturday February 21st at 3 pm
• Former student (MM ’24) and current NTT trumpet professor Josh Mobley Faculty Recital, including two performances with Anne, Friday February 27th at 7:30 pm in Kemp Recital hall at I.S.U.
• Six students will be performing at the 2026 National Trumpet Competition held at the University of Iowa March 19-22nd
• Dr. McNamara will be giving a masterclass at Bowling Green State University on April 15th
• Anne will be the featured guest artist with the Brass Band of Central Illinois on Saturday April 25th at 7 pm at the Center for Performing Arts on I.S.U.’s campus
• Anne will be attending the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Rochester, New York May 27-30th
• Anne will be teaching and performing at the Corfu International Trumpet Festival in Corfu, Greece June 16-23rd

Dr. McNamara will have several performances in the fall 2025 semester including but not limited to:

Saturday August 23, 2025, Principal Trumpet with the Sinfonia de Camera, Hessel Park, 7:30 pm

Sunday September 7, 2025, ISU Faculty Recital, 3 pm, Kemp Recital Hall

Friday September 26, 2025, ISU Jazz Ensemble I Featured Soloist, 8 pm, CPA

Sunday November 16, 2025, ISU Faculty Brass Quintet Recital, 3 pm, CPA

Monday-Tuesday December 1-2, 2025, IWBC Holiday Brass Concerts,
St. Louis, MO

 

In May 2025, Anne performed at the International Women’s Brass Conference as the flugelhorn solo chair with Athena Brass Band. She had the privledge of premiering Jen Oliverio’s work, Spark! for Bb Soloist and Brass Band.

In June, Anne taught and performed at the Corfu International Trumpet Festival in Corfu, Greece. Three of her students also attended and performed in the conference, Braden Lueking (’28), Kyterra Waters (MM ’26), and Katherine Shindledecker Blade (MM ’23).

The ISU Trumpet studio is excited to host Professor Wiff Rudd from Baylor University on Monday October 28-Tuesday October 29, 2024. All events are open to the public.

Anne has the following scheduled performances for Fall 2024:

Sunday September 15th, 1-5 pm ISU ILMEA Band Audition Preparation Day
*Interested high school students should sign up here

Heartland Festival Orchestra A Deep Dive into Beethoven’s 7th Symphony
Saturday September 28th, 7:30 pm, Five Points Washington

Illinois State University Faculty Brass Quintet Recital
Tuesday November 5th, 7:30 pm, Kemp Recital Hall ISU campus

Heartland Festival Orchestra Chaplin’s “The Kid” & “The Count”
Saturday November 9th, 7:30 pm, ICC Performing Arts Center

IWBC Holiday Brass: St. Louis, MO
Monday December 2-Tuesday December 3, 2024

Peoria Ballet Company The Nutcracker
Saturday-Sunday December 14-15, 2024

 

Anne had an amazing time performing and presenting at the 2024 International Women’s Brass Conference in Mito City, Japan this past August. She performed the flugelhorn solo chair with the Sakura Brass band (combined Athena Brass Band and Japan Ladies Brass) on the Friday night concert. Anne also presented on her qualitative research, “Behind their Desk: The Collective Experience of Non-Male Trumpet Professors” that Friday morning at the conference.

 

On Friday June 14, 2024, Drs. Anne and Shawn McNamara presented a workshop on Brass Pedagogy for the Illinois State University Band Director Workshop.
McNamara Band Director Workshop Presentation Handout

Anne enjoyed presenting on her research at the ITG 2024 conference. Here is a write up from ITG.