Anne McNamara is the Associate Professor of Trumpet at Illinois State University and the Associate Director of the School of Music where she regularly performs in the ISU Faculty Brass Quintet and as a freelance musician with groups such as the Sinfonia de Camera, Champaign-Urbana Symphony, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, and the Heartland Festival Orchestra. She also regularly performs the flugelhorn solo chair with the Athena Brass Band.
In addition to performing, Dr. McNamara actively pursues the commission and performance of new works such as Stefania de Kenessey’s Wronged Notes, Roy Magnuson’s thoughts and prayers, Carson Cooman’s Sonata for Flugelhorn and Piano, and the adaptation of Kevin McKee’s A Winter’s Night. In 2019 she came out with her first album A Winter’s Night which is available for purchase and streaming on all major platforms.
Dr. McNamara is actively involved in the International Trumpet Guild and IWBC, having performed and presented frequently at both conferences and having two articles published in ITG on her history of non-male trumpet professor research. Dr. McNamara is currently serving as a member of the ITG board.