Dr. Jacob Dalager is an international soloist, recording artist, award-winning composer, and Asst. Professor of Trumpet & Jazz at New Mexico State University. Prior to joining NMSU, he was based in the Washington D.C. area and on faculty at The Catholic University of America, Frostburg State University, and Frederick Community College. Dalager made his U.S. concerto debut in 2016 with the Austin Symphony Orchestra and returned in 2019 with his original composition, 3ɟutures for trumpet and orchestra. Prior to that, he soloed with the Jesselton Philharmonic, Te Deum Chamber Orchestra, and the St. Olaf Band and Orchestra. Before moving to New Mexico, he was principal trumpet of the Washington Chamber Orchestra and was a guest with the National Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic, Symphoria, Singapore Symphony, National Taiwan Symphony, and Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestras, among others. As a chamber musician, Dalager led the Parkway Brass and M-Street Brass Quintets in Maryland. A versatile crossover musician, he was lead trumpet of the award-winning bands Black Masala and Shamans of Sound. He performed at the Singapore International Jazz Festival and World Youth Jazz Festival; with James Morrison and Kitaro; and recorded with the Thomson Big Band. Dr. Dalager’s compositions and arrangements have been commissioned and performed by groups across the country. He was a finalist for the Morton Gould Young Composers Award and won Second Prize in the Robert Avalon Competition.