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    Having performed over 2,000 solo appearances around the world as a recitalist and guest soloist with nearly 500 different orchestras, David Hickman is considered one of the world’s pre-eminent trumpet virtuosos. His tours have taken him to Japan, Korea, Thailand, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Canada, Mexico, Switzerland, and virtually every major American city.

    “David Hickman, playing as soloist with The American Sinfonietta in the Musikverein, played the trumpet concerto by Hummel. Spectacular was his change from staccato to a songful, soft legato with almost unending arches of phrasing and virtuosic agility of his delivery.”
      Weiner Zeitung (Vienna, Austria)

    Hickman’s 15 solo albums encompass a wide variety of repertoire, from cornet solos by Clarke and Levy to modern concerti by Planel, Baker, and Plog; from Baroque works of Bach, Telemann, and Hertel to recital pieces by Chance, Dello Joio, and Méndez; from contemporary works to fun Christmas medleys. He has received numerous awards including the Naftzger Young Artist Award, C. D. Jackson Prize from the Tanglewood Music Festival, and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. At the age of 27, he was selected by Musical America as one of the top ten young solo artists and was the only brass player so honored.

    David Hickman commissioned numerous works for trumpet by such composers as Anthony Plog, Thom Ritter George, Michael Conway Baker, Daniel Thrower, Paul Zonn, and Oskar Morawetz. He has given U. S. or world premieres of several important concertos including those of Eino Tamberg, Anthony Plog, and Jerry Bilik. In addition, Hickman was the first to record many solo works including Concerto in E-flat by Neruda, Concerto for Trumpet by Arutunian (band version), Concerto for Trumpet and Band by Bilik, Sonata by Dello Joio, Rose Variations by Bennett, Credo by Chance, Concerto No. 1 by Molter, Suite by Presser, Summit Concerto by Baker, and Concerto for Trumpet and Brass by Plog.

    “David Hickman is an astounding musician. His articulation and phrasing are impeccable. More importantly, the wide affective range he coaxes from his instrument is continuously revelatory.”
      Fanfare

    As a noted clinician and author, Hickman has presented workshops on over 300 major university campuses. He taught for 13 summers at the Banff Centre for the Arts (Canada), Bremen Trumpet Days (Germany), Rafael Méndez Brass Institute (18 summers), and dozens of music festivals. His published works include over 40 articles, 100 editions of solos, and several important trumpet and music texts including The Piccolo Trumpet, The Piccolo Trumpet Big Book, Trumpet Lessons With David Hickman, Vols. 1—5, and Music Speed Reading, a sight reading method used by hundreds of public school systems, universities, and conservatories such as the University of North Texas and The Juilliard School. He is owner of Hickman Music Editions, a publishing company devoted to issuing fine editions of trumpet music.

    David Hickman received his Bachelor of Music degree in Performance at the University of Colorado in 1972. He continued graduate work at Wichita State University where he was a Graduate Trumpet Teaching Assistant for two years, receiving his Master of Music degree in Performance in 1974. His main teachers include Harry McNees, Frank Baird, Walter Myers and Oswald Lehnert. He taught at the University of Illinois from 1974 to 1982 and has since been teaching at Arizona State University where he is a Regents’ Professor of Music. He has been a member of the Saint Louis Brass Quintet (11 yrs.), Wichita Brass Quintet (2 yrs.), Illinois Brass Quintet (8 yrs.), Baroque Consort (25 yrs.), Summit Brass (20 yrs.), and the Illinois Contemporary Chamber Players.

    As an orchestral musician, Hickman performed as Principal Trumpet of the National Repertory Orchestra (1971 and 1972), Third/Assistant Principal of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra (1972-1974), Co-Principal of the Tanglewood Fellowship Orchestra (1974), Principal of the Brevard Music Center Orchestra (1975), and Principal of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony (1974-1980). He has also performed with the Saint Louis Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra. His principal orchestral teachers include Adolph Herseth, Armando Ghitalla, and Roger Voisin.

    Hickman is founder and president of the acclaimed Summit Brass, a large all-star American brass ensemble dubbed by the press as the “Dream Team of Brass.” Summit Brass has released 10 CDs, toured the world, and hosted the annual Rafael Méndez Brass Institute (formerly the Keystone Brass Institute) which has helped thousands of aspiring brass musicians. He served as president of the International Trumpet Guild from 1977 to 1979 and has presented numerous lectures, clinics, masterclasses, and concerts at major international conventions and festivals. His services are sought worldwide as a judge for international solo and chamber music competitions. In 2005, Hickman received the prestigious Award of Merit from the International Trumpet Guild for his lifetime of achievement and service to the world of trumpet.

    “The most difficult task facing any trumpeter is not the production of bright, assertive fanfare, but rather the task of coaxing agile, cantabile lines from the most stentorian of instruments. David Hickman proved himself expert in both capacities.”
      New York Times

    As an arts administrator, David Hickman hosted the 1977 Conference of the International Trumpet Guild at the University of Illinois, Keystone Brass Institute with the Summit Brass (7 summers), and the Rafael Méndez Brass Institute with the Summit Brass (4 summers). He was also the head administrator of the 1995 and 1996 Brassfests which attracted over 2,500 participants worldwide. He founded Summit Records, Inc. in 1990 and served as its president and CEO until 1999, having owned the company for part of that time. He is also the founder and head of the Rafael Méndez Library at ASU.

    Despite his many personal successes, Hickman’s greatest professional achievements stem from his teaching. His students have held or currently occupy leading positions in such ensembles as Canadian Brass, US Army Band, US Coast Guard Band, US Marine Band, Woody Herman’s Big Band, New York Trumpet Ensemble, Meridian Arts Ensemble, US Army Field Band, Lone Star Brass, as well as chairs in symphony orchestras such as The Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Mexico City Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, Colorado Symphony, New Mexico Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Calgary Philharmonic, Malmö Symphony, National Symphony of Mexico, Sacramento Symphony, Wichita Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Charleston Symphony, Florida West Coast Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Columbus (OH) Symphony, Houston Ballet Orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and many others.

    Nearly 150 of Hickman’s former students were or are professors at leading colleges, universities, and conservatories including Michigan State University, Cincinnati Conservatory, University of Arizona, University of North Carolina, Towson University, Washington State University, University of California-Los Angeles, University of Oregon, University of Denver, Texas Christian University, University of Illinois, Southern Methodist University, Brigham Young University, Boise State University, Wichita State University, University of Kansas, Curtis Institute, Kent State University, State University of New York-Potsdam, University of New Mexico, University of Arkansas, University of Virginia, Western Washington University, Bemidji State University, Bowling Green State University, Middle Tennessee State University, University of Idaho, Northern Arizona University, Mahidol University (Thailand), Montana State University, Southern Illinois University, National Conservatory of Norway, Whitworth College, San Diego State University, Murray State University, Wayne State University, Western Illinois University, Millikin University, Northeast Missouri State University, William Jewel College, Eastern New Mexico University, Youngstown State University, Fort Lewis College, Western Louisiana University, Hirim College, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, University of Tennessee-Martin, and BYU-Idaho.
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