Dr. P. Bradley Ulrich, Professor of Music, has been the Trumpet Professor  Western Carolina University since 1989. Dr. Ulrich received his Bachelor of Music Degree in Trumpet Performance from the Florida State University where he studied with Bryan Goff. His Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Trumpet Performance and Literature were awarded from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, where he studied with Ray Sasaki and Michael Tunnell. He has had additional lessons with Raymond Mase, George Vosburgh, Adolphe Herseth, James Thompson, Vincent DiMartino and Chrispian Steele Perkins.

Maintaining an active performing career, Dr. Ulrich is currently Principal Trumpet with the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and Second Trumpet with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. He has formerly held positions in the Greenville Symphony Orchestra (SC), Brevard Chamber Orchestra (Principal Trumpet), the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (IL), the Champaign-Urbana Symphony (IL), Sinfonia da Camera (IL), and the Cedar Falls Waterloo Symphony (IA).

In addition to his orchestral experience, Dr. Ulrich has performed countless recitals both as a soloist and in brass quintets.  He has performed across the United States and in Russia, Canada, England, Ireland, Wales, St. Barths, and Italy.  Dr. Ulrich is the Artistic Director/1st Trumpet of the Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet (www.smbq.com), which gave its New York Debut at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in June 2007.

Dr. Ulrich has published over a dozen articles in the International Trumpet Guild's Journal and since 1999 he has been the Public Relations Director for ITG. He is an Artist/Clinician and member of the Product Advisory Council for the Jupiter Band Instrument Company.

For additional information, please visit his personal webpage at: www.ulrichmusic.com