Overview
Trumpet
Dr. David Hunsicker is principal trumpet of the Wichita Symphony, professor of trumpet at Wichita State University and the inventor of the Gapper, a patented device for the third valve slide on the trumpet.
His solo performances include the Haydn Trumpet Concerto and Shostakovich’s Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, and the Haydn Trumpet Concerto and J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 with the Lancaster Festival Orchestra. In addition, Hunsicker has performed in dozens of musicals, many as lead trumpet with Music Theatre Wichita since 2014.
He holds a Bachelor of Music in trumpet performance from Indiana University and a Master of Music in trumpet performance from the University of Michigan. While completing his Doctor of Musical Arts in solo performance from Arizona State University, Hunsicker conducted extensive research on orchestral auditions for trumpet.
Bachelor of Music - Indiana University
Master of Music - University of Michigan
Doctor of Musical Arts - Arizona State University