Recent Performances, Awards and Activities

Spring 2008

- Hosted the first annual Northeastern Trumpet Festival at NSU in February.  The ITG news story covering this event can be found here.

- Traveling to Bowling Green, Ohio to present a recital/master class at Bowling Green State University, as a guest of Charles Saenz.

- Guest soloist on two pieces on the Broken Arrow Trumpet Choir concert in March

- Numerous performance with regional orchestras

Fall 2007

It has been a busy semester at Northeastern!  Major highlights for the fall include:

- Successfully defending doctoral dissertation on October 22, completing all requirements for the DMA degree in trumpet performance at the University of North Texas

- Hosting Southeastern Louisiana University trumpet instructor Logan Place as a guest artist at NSU in November

- Guest recitals and master classes at numerous high schools throughout Oklahoma

- Completion of most of the plans for the 2008 Northeastern Trumpet Festival, to be held at NSU in Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Summer 2007

Jason Dovel is pleased to announced he will be relocating to the Tulsa area, as has accepted a faculty position at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Other highlights of Summer 2007:

- Recording a CD for Naxos Records with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra

- Traveling to Crested Butte, Colorado, to perform as principal cornet of the Crested Butte All-Star Brass Band in July

- North Texas Conductors' Collegium in July

- Recording for GIA Publications with the North Texas Wind Symphony

Spring 2007

Major highlights of the Spring '07 semester include:

- Performing with the Dallas Opera in productions of La Rondine, Maria Stuarda, Bluebeard's Castle, and Lohengrin

- Performing solo recitals at North Central Texas College (Feb. 14) and the University of North Texas (Feb. 26)

- Competing at the National Trumpet Competition in the modern solo (Master's) division as well as the historic solo (Fantini) division. 

- Recording sessions with the North Texas Wind Symphony