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Eric Siereveld is a multifaceted performer and currently serves as Interim Director of the School of Visual and Performing Arts and Associate Professor of Trumpet and Jazz at the University of Louisiana Monroe. In Louisiana, he performs regularly with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, the Monroe Symphony Orchestra, the Lagniappe Brass, the Black Bayou Brass, the LA Legacy Big Band, and LA Jazz. He is a veteran in the NYC music scene and was a member of the Bronx Opera and Orchestra (2012-14), performed on/off Broadway, a veteran of several national/international Broadway tours, free-lanced across the tri-state area, and was an Instructor of Trumpet at the United Nations International School. His debut album, Eric Siereveld’s Organic Quintet Walk the Walk is available through Shifting Paradigm Records, and his most recent recording Vignettes: Music for Trumpet & Brass was released through Albany Records in October, 2022. He served as project coordinator, personnel manager, and was a featured performer on Douglas Hedwig’s Vibrant Colors: Brass Music of Douglas Hedwig released on MSR Classics in November of 2022. Eric received his BME from Morehead State University, his MM in Jazz Studies from Indiana University, and his DMA in Trumpet Performance from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His primary teachers include Greg Wing, Joey Tartell, William Adam, David Baker, and John Aley. Dr. Siereveld is a Yamaha Performing Artist, and plays Yamaha Trumpet and Flugelhorns. He is also a Torpedo Bags Performance Artist and Endorsing Artist for The Silencer.