Fall 2019 Guest Clinicians

Amy McCabe "The President's Own"
​United States Marine Band

Trumpeter/cornetist Gunnery Sergeant Amy McCabe joined “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in July 2006. Gunnery Sgt. McCabe began her musical instruction on piano at age 6 and trumpet at age 10. After graduating in 1997 from Herscher High School in Herscher, Ill., she earned her bachelor’s degree in music and elementary education from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington in 2001. She earned her master’s degree in trumpet performance in 2006 from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.  Her instructors included Charles Geyer and Barbara Butler of Northwestern University, and Steve Eggleston and Judith Saxon of Illinois Wesleyan University.

Prior to joining “The President’s Own,” Gunnery Sgt. McCabe was a featured soloist in the Tony/ Emmy award winning show Blast!, and a member of MusiCorps, a music education and advocacy program designed to promote music awareness, appreciation, and training in the Chicago Public Schools. She performed with the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra in Charleston, S.C., and the Walt Disney World All-Star Collegiate Jazz Band and Christmas Brass in Orlando, Fla. She also received the Roger Voisin Trumpet Award while a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Mass.

She was featured as cornet soloist in William Bolcom’s First Symphony for Band on the Marine Band’s 2011 educational recording “Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance Theme." In addition, she performed Tom Davoren’s Ascensionwith euphonium player Staff Sgt. Hiram Diaz as featured soloists on the 2016 national concert tour.

Kevin Paul "Pershings Own"
​United States Army Band

Staff Sgt. Kevin Paul grew up in Los Angeles, California and is currently a member of The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, D.C. He performs with the Ceremonial Band and Herald Trumpets. In 2018, Staff Sgt. Paul became a founding member of the Army Music Trumpet Ensemble, a group comprised of trumpeters from all factions of Army Music: Premier Bands, Regional Bands, and the U.S. Army School of Music. From 2013 to 2018, Kevin served with The United States Army Field Band and Federal Brass quintet. As a soloist, Staff Sgt. Paul has been featured with The U.S. Army Field Band on several concert tours, including performances of George Gershwin's Preludes(arranged for trumpet) and John William’s With Malice TowardNone from the motion picture "Lincoln." Before joining the Army, Kevin served as Acting Principal Trumpet of the China National Symphony in 2013.

Kevin attended the Manhattan School of Music in New York City where he earned a Masters Degree in Music. He also holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the New School University. Kevin studied with many current and former members of the New York Philharmonic including Vincent Penzarella, Tom Smith, Phil Smith, and the former principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera, Mark Gould.
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Kevin lives in Maryland with his wife, Nina and daughter, Emma.

Previous Guest Clinicians 
2018-Phil Snedecor, Professor of Trumpet, University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music
​2018-Matt Barker, 4th Trumpet, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
​2018-Luis Engelke, Professor of Trumpet, Towson University
2017-Chris Gekker, Professor of Trumpet, University of Maryland