Biography/Resume

Bio: James Stokes, trumpet

James Stokes is the Associate Professor of Trumpet for the Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music. He holds Doctoral and Master’s degrees in performance from The Ohio State University and a Bachelors degree in music education from Indiana University where he studied with the renowned trumpet pedagogue William Adam. He has performed with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and the CAPA Broadway Show Series. James has also performed as co-principal of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. He has been the featured artist and trumpet clinician for festivals in Wyoming, West Virginia, Ohio, Washington and North Carolina. James is an Artist/Performer/Adjudicator for the National Trumpet Competition and the Festival of Trumpets coordinator for the 2009 International Trumpet Guild Conference. He was formerly the Associate Professor of Trumpet at Capital University for twelve years. James is the founding member of the Cathedral Brass Ensemble and an Artist/Clinician with the Vincent Bach Corporation.