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Kris Kwapis is an Adjunct Lecturer in Music specializing in Natural Trumpet and Cornetto at the Historical Performance Institute within Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. She also serves on faculty at Seattle's Cornish School of the Arts and provides private instruction in Seattle and online.
Dr. Kwapis earned her academic credentials from prestigious institutions: D.M.A. in Historical Performance from Stony Brook University (2005), M.M. in Trumpet Performance from the University of Michigan (1997), and B.M. in Trumpet Performance from the University of Michigan (1993), where she studied with Armando Ghitalla.
An acclaimed historical brass specialist featured in The New York Times for her 'sterling tone,' Kwapis maintains an active performance career as soloist and principal trumpet with leading period-instrument ensembles across North America including Portland Baroque Orchestra, Early Music Vancouver, Pacific MusicWorks, and Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. Her research focuses on historical brass performance practice, with particular expertise in baroque trumpet and cornetto techniques. She has presented lectures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, University of Wyoming, University of Minnesota-Duluth, and other academic institutions, exploring the technical and historical aspects of early brass instruments.
Her recording of Handel's Israel in Egypt received a 2013 GRAMMY nomination. She has an extensive discography spanning Kleos, Naxos, ReZound, Lyrichord, Musica Omnia and Dorian labels, with broadcasts on CBC, WNYC, WQED, Portland All-Classical, Sunday Baroque and Wisconsin Public Radio. Her performances have been reviewed in major publications including The New York Times, The Vancouver Sun, and The Plain Dealer.
Dr. Kwapis directs La Voce di Gabriele and has served as Artistic Director of Spiritus Collective. She has been mentoring the next generation of historical performers at Indiana University since 2010, while maintaining her active performance schedule and visual arts practice in encaustic medium.
