Noah Dugan
Guest Artist In-Residence

    Noah Dugan is the principal trumpet of the Louisville Orchestra. Previously the second trumpet of the same ensemble, he has performed around the world with groups including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, The Phoenix Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, and Spoleto USA. He was the 2018 winner of the Aspen Music Festival Concerto Competition, and has received multiple prizes from the National Trumpet Competition. Noah is a proud recipient of several grants from the Sphinx Organization’s National Alliance for Audition Support, was a National YoungArts Medalist, and has appeared on NPR’s From the Top with Christopher O'Riley. 

    A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Noah earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute as a pupil of David Bilger. He then studied with Jim Wilt at the Colburn School, where he received a Master of Music degree. Noah earned his second Master’s degree at Rice University as a student of Barbara Butler and Charlie Geyer.