Biography
A native of Oklahoma City, Jeff Luke holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma City University and a Master of Arts degree from the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he studied trumpet with Timothy Morrison and was a member of the Honors Brass Quintet. Upon graduation, Mr. Luke joined the renowned Atlantic Brass Quintet, which allowed him to tour forty-eight states, as well fourteen countries in Europe, Asia, Central America, and the Middle East during his thirteen-year tenure. His teaching has included residencies at the Boston Conservatory, Boston University, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and the Tanglewood Institute. He has conducted master classes at Louisiana State University, Oklahoma City University, the University of Maryland, Harvard University, BYU, and the Royal College of Music in Manchester, England, among others. Mr. Luke has also been a fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and has performed with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestras, as well as Guest Principal Trumpet with the Louisville Orchestra. An avid arranger, Jeff's creations can be heard in the concerts and recordings of the Atlantic Brass Quintet, as well as the acclaimed Seraph Brass. Jeff has been Associate Principal Trumpet of the Utah Symphony since 2003.