Dr. Marisa Youngs is currently the Trumpet Professor at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where she teaches applied trumpet lessons, directs the Trumpet Ensemble, and teaches various academic courses. In 2021, she received the Adjunct Professor Excellence in Teaching Award from the Dean’s Council of the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Marisa has performed with many ensembles throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia. She recently performed with the International Pride Orchestra for their inaugural concert in San Francisco. Marisa is currently principal trumpet of the Rock Hill Symphony, third trumpet in the Fayetteville Symphony, and regularly subs with the Charlotte Symphony. A proponent of local music education, Marisa founded the Carolina Trumpet
Choir, a community trumpet ensemble for professionals, amateurs, and high school trumpet players in the Carolinas. She is also an advocate for new music and currently serves as chair of the New Works Committee for the International Trumpet Guild. To learn more about her work, please visit www.marisayoungs.com.
Marisa has performed with many ensembles throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia. She recently performed with the International Pride Orchestra for their inaugural concert in San Francisco. Marisa is currently principal trumpet of the Rock Hill Symphony, third trumpet in the Fayetteville Symphony, and regularly subs with the Charlotte Symphony. A proponent of local music education, Marisa founded the Carolina Trumpet
Choir, a community trumpet ensemble for professionals, amateurs, and high school trumpet players in the Carolinas. She is also an advocate for new music and currently serves as chair of the New Works Committee for the International Trumpet Guild. To learn more about her work, please visit www.marisayoungs.com.
