Raquel Rodriquez | Trumpet Artist

The Northerner – Kicking some brass

Check out an article about me from the Northerner, a student newspaper from Northern Kentucky University:

via The Northerner – Kicking some brass – article is now off the Northerner website, here is a scanned jpg  of the article.
http://www.thenortherner.com/

Fall 2009 Retrospective

So, I am getting ready to head to Dallas for the Christmas break. My first semester at NKU was a blur of activity. I made alot of new friends and played in alot of concerts, not a bad semester!
Some highlights included performing with Star United Mini Corps at the DCA Championships and winning [...]

UK Tour – Nov 2009

Dr. Raquel Rodriquez, Assistant Professor of Trumpet at NKU, recently had a monumental November in which she embarked on a UK tour with the Fountain City Brass Band, a traditional British style brass band based out of Kansas City. With FCBB she won a national and international championship, recorded a CD, and performed as a [...]

A few of my favorite things…

So I have recently been very busy with two of my favorite things, namely, brass band and drum corps. I have been preparing for the upcoming UK trip with the Fountain City Brass Band. I also have the honor of being a soloist on tour. I am especially looking forward to Brass in Concert. [...]

Brass Band news

So, I am getting settled in my new settings, and I gotta say, I’m loving life! I really like my new school, Northern Kentucky University. The students are great and I am really enjoying playing in the faculty brass quintet. The quintet recently had a school show and it was a blast! I also recently [...]

DCA 2009

So, I had a blast performing with Star United at the 2009 DCA Championships in Rochester, NY. It was my first experience at DCA and it surpassed all my expectations! I was able to watch/listen to the winning Open Class Champions, Buccaneers at the DCA Finals. They did a great job and received a score [...]

Cincy and Indy in July

Whew, I had a busy but fun two weeks in Cincy and Indy earlier this month. I played with the Frank Simon Band in 3 concerts in Cincinnati and Blue Ash. I also had the privilege of performing the great cornet solo, “Napoli” by H. Bellstedt. I met some great Cincinnati musicians including Marie Speziale [...]