A passionate and creative performer, Kate Amrine is a prominent young trumpet player balancing a multifaceted career from developing new repertoire and curating concerts to freelancing with many different groups in the New York City area. She is extremely dedicated to commissioning and performing new music, premiering over 30 pieces both as a soloist and a chamber musician. Kate also recently administered a call for scores through Vox Novus’ Fifteen Minutes of Fame. She performed 15 one minute works for unaccompanied trumpet - selected from over 90 submissions. Kate’s debut album “As I Am” was released on November 7th, and it features new music by women composers. Through this project, she was invited to present recitals at various festivals and events including the Women Composer’s Festival of Hartford, the Women of the World Festival of Baltimore, and the International Women’s Brass Conference. As a composer, Kate wrote a piece for her debut album and continues to write other works for unaccompanied trumpet - most recently combining with singing and speaking. In addition to advocating for female composers, Kate is also very passionate about expanding awareness and representation for female brass players. She is half of the team behind Brass Chicks – a blog dedicated to celebrating the work of female brass players with guest posts and interviews. Kate earned a MM from Peabody Conservatory and a BM from New York University.