Classical trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden is a highly in-demand soloist, praised for her “splendid, brilliant” playing (Gramophone Magazine). A Gold Medal Global Music Award Winner, Opus Klassik Nominee, and Yamaha Performing Artist, Bowden works to establish a new repertoire for the trumpet through creative commissioning projects and award-winning albums. Bowden begins her 2024/2025 season off summer engagements as a festival artist and coach at Yale Summer Music School’s Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and at Lieksa Brass Week in Finland, where she appeared for multiple solo performances and served on the Trumpet Competition Jury. In June 2024, Bowden released her new solo album, Storyteller–made up entirely of trumpet concerti by living composers–on Cedille Records. Bowden has also released two acclaimed recordings on Summit Records: her debut album, Radiance (featuring new American works), and her second solo album, Rêverie with the Kassia Ensemble. Among her many creative projects, Mary is a founding member and artistic leader of Seraph Brass, an ensemble of America’s top female brass players that was awarded the 2019 American Prize in Chamber Music. Bowden currently plays Principal Trumpet of the Artosphere Festival Orchestra and is a member of the Iris Collective. She also founded the Chrysalis Chamber Players.