Julia Bell

Dr. Julia Bell is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Texas Tech University and a member of the Magnolia Brass Quintet. Active in commissioning and performing new music, Bell regularly presents solo and chamber performances featuring contemporary works. Her recent solo appearances include a recital of twenty-first century works for trumpet and electronics at the 2024 National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Conference, as well as performances in the New Works Recitals at both the International Women’s Brass Conference and International Trumpet Guild Conference.

Bell has appeared as a soloist with the Mantzaros Philharmonic (Corfu, Greece) and has performed with orchestras including the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Steamboat Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Panama City Symphony Orchestra, Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Mediterranean Opera Festival Orchestra, and Miami Music Festival Orchestra.

Bell has presented masterclasses and recitals nationally and internationally and has performed and presented clinics at conferences including the Texas Music Educators Association Convention, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Conference, International Trumpet Guild Conference, and International Women’s Brass Conference, where she also serves on the Board of Directors.

Bell holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (BM) and Florida State University (MM and DM). Her primary trumpet teachers have included Christopher Moore, John Rommel, Edmund Cord, and Kris Kwapis.

Bell is an S.E. Shires Artist.