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Tag: Troy Sawyer

Girls Play Trumpets Too Hosts Debut Performance Showcasing Work and Talents of 15 Young Participants

May 18, 2023

Program introduces young women to the trumpet to enhance representation in a male-dominated part of the music industry The first cohort of participants in the Girls Play Trumpet Too program will celebrate months of work with a debut performance at Cafe Istanbul on Saturday, May 20 at 3:00 p.m. The nonprofit, started by musician and […]

New Orleans Trumpeter Troy Sawyer Launches Nonprofit Girls Play Trumpets Too To Enhance Representation in Male-Dominated Part of the Music Industry

April 20, 2023

NEW ORLEANS, April 18, 2023 – When Troy Sawyer got his start as a trumpet player, he was surprised to see very few, if any, professional trumpet players who were women. Now, Sawyer is working to change that statistic – and in changing the statistic, he’s changing lives, too. His nonprofit, Girls Play Trumpets Too, […]

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