Faculty Profile

Jeff Wohlbach

Contributing Faculty in Music (trumpet) (2013)

Contact Information

wohlbacj@dickinson.edu

Weiss Center for the Arts
717-254-1568

Bio

A native of Zionsville, Pennsylvania, trumpeter Jeffrey Wohlbach enjoys a diverse career as a chamber musician, soloist, jazz musician, and educator. He attended The Juilliard School in New York City, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a Master of Music degree. Jeffrey’s performance credits include touring the 50 US states, Japan, Greece, and France with the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. He was a member of the national Broadway tours of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man and 42nd Street. He has performed with the Spoleto Festival Orchestra (Italy), Dublin Philharmonic (Ireland), Super World Orchestra (Japan), Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra (WI), Dubuque Symphony (IA), Madison Opera (WI), Madison Mellophonium Orchestra (WI), Bethlehem Bach Festival Orchestra (PA), Pennsylvania Sinfonia(PA), and the Allentown Symphony Orchestra (PA). While in Wisconsin he also performed as a guest artist with the University of Wisconsin Marching Band for the 2011 Return to the Roses spring concert, broadcast on Wisconsin Public Television. As an educator, Jeffrey has taught at Elizabethtown College and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he was also a member of the faculty brass quintet. Currently, Jeffrey teaches applied trumpet, chamber music, and directs the Jazz Band at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. Jeffrey has maintained active trumpet studios in both Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. His students from Sun Prairie High School (WI) were twice voted “Most Outstanding Trumpet Section” of the 2009 & 2011 Essentially Ellington Festival hosted by Wynton Marsalis in New York.

Education

  • B.M., The Juilliard School, 1999
  • M.M., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007

2024-2025 Academic Year

Fall 2024

MUEN 009 Jazz Band
May Not Be Audited.This ensemble performs classic big band arrangements and also features small combos from the larger group. Concerts regularly feature nationally-known guest soloists.

MUPS 113 Trumpet (1st semester)
Permission of Instructor Required / Additional Fee Required Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 114 Trumpet (2nd semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 213 Trumpet (3rd semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 214 Trumpet (4th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 313 Trumpet (5th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 314 Trumpet (6th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 413 Trumpet (7th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 414 Trumpet (8th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

Spring 2025

MUEN 009 Jazz Band
May Not Be Audited.This ensemble performs classic big band arrangements and also features small combos from the larger group. Concerts regularly feature nationally-known guest soloists.

MUPS 113 Trumpet (1st semester)
Permission of Instructor Required / Additional Fee Required Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 114 Trumpet (2nd semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 213 Trumpet (3rd semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 214 Trumpet (4th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 313 Trumpet (5th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 314 Trumpet (6th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 413 Trumpet (7th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.

MUPS 414 Trumpet (8th semester)
Additional Fee Required / Scholarships Are Available / May Not Be Audited Students who register for Performance Studies courses (MUPS) must commit to their availability during the first Monday through Friday of Final Exam week, because the Final exams ("juries") for MUPS Courses take place each semester during that time.