A Short History Lesson on My Interest in Trumpet Ensembles While still teaching at the University of Northern Iowa, I became aware of the need for trumpet ensembles. This need stemmed from the fact that we at UNI had more trumpet students involved with our program than we had ensembles for them to perform in. The strongest talents were garnering all of the top chairs and the average players were left to play second and third cornet parts throughout their time on campus. It seemed to me that every player should have a shot at a solo once in a…