Nairam Simoes. Originally from Brazil, Nairam Simoes is an award-winning trumpet artist and Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Arkansas State University. His career encompasses international performance, teaching, and leadership in the brass community. A member of NordesTrio, he earned a Silver Medal from the Global Music Awards, won the Championship Section of the 2022 North American Brass Band Association (NABBA) Championship with the Fountain City Brass Band, and placed third at the 2017 National Trumpet Competition.
Praised by the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) Journal for his “virtuosity and musicality,” Simoes has performed throughout the United States, Germany, Austria, and Brazil. He has appeared with numerous ensembles and productions, including the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic, and Broadway on Tour productions such as MJ: The Musical.
Within the ITG, he serves on the Board of Directors, is editor of the Orchestral Spotlight column in the ITG Journal, and has coordinated the Festival of Trumpets since 2023. He is also a frequent adjudicator for the National Trumpet Competition.
Simoes holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, a Master of Music from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Memphis. He is a proud S.E. Shires Trumpets performing artist.
Praised by the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) Journal for his “virtuosity and musicality,” Simoes has performed throughout the United States, Germany, Austria, and Brazil. He has appeared with numerous ensembles and productions, including the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic, and Broadway on Tour productions such as MJ: The Musical.
Within the ITG, he serves on the Board of Directors, is editor of the Orchestral Spotlight column in the ITG Journal, and has coordinated the Festival of Trumpets since 2023. He is also a frequent adjudicator for the National Trumpet Competition.
Simoes holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, a Master of Music from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Memphis. He is a proud S.E. Shires Trumpets performing artist.
