Senior Steven Jon-Billings heads to Virginia in March for The National Trumpet Competition.
After years of sweating behind the brass, 25-year-old Steven-Jon Billings has been accepted as a semifinalist in the undergraduate division of The National Trumpet Competition.
Under the tutelage of Michael Hengst, visiting assistant professor of trumpet, Billings submitted an eight-minute solo to become one of 46 finalists out of a pool of almost 500 candidates.
The competition takes place March 11-14 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Billings’ trumpeting started when he was in second grade. His parents were both trumpet players, and wanted a creative outlet for their son's energy. He joined the school band and continued on to a community college to study music. He tried a number of different routes from there. He spent a semester at University of Arizona and a semester at Arizona State University before landing at Metro State.
“I came because I got the opportunity to play in an orchestra,” says Billings, a senior majoring in music. He was dismayed by the competitiveness of the schools in Arizona. Metro State gave him a chance to gain more experience, which helped him rise to where he is today.
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