Elisa Koehler Appointed Publications Editor

The International Trumpet Guild (ITG) has appointed Elisa Koehler as its new Publications Editor. In this role, she will edit the quarterly ITG Journal and serve as an ex officio member of the ITG Board of Directors. Her appointment shall begin March 1, 2026.

Elisa Koehler is Professor of Music at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where she conducts the orchestra and teaches courses in conducting, music technology, theory, and research. Prior to 2019, she was Professor of Music and Director of the Center for Dance, Music, and Theatre at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as Music Director and Conductor of the Frederick Symphony Orchestra. A noted writer on historic brass, Dr. Koehler is the author of Fanfares and Finesse: A Performer’s Guide to Trumpet History and Literature (Indiana University Press), A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player (Rowman & Littlefield), numerous journal articles, and performing editions of the Haydn and Hummel trumpet concertos published by Carl Fischer Music. She has performed and presented at international conferences and served in leadership roles with several organizations, including the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) and the Historic Brass Society (HBS). For the ITG she has served on the board of directors, on the journal editorial committee, and as ITG Secretary. For the HBS she has served as Vice-President (2022-2023) and President (2024-2025). As a trumpeter, she has performed with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Brass Quintet, and as the solo trumpeter of Baltimore’s Bach Concert Series. She has performed and recorded on period instruments with the Bach Sinfonia, the Handel Choir of Baltimore, the Washington Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, and Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band. Dr. Koehler earned degrees from the Peabody Conservatory (DMA, Conducting; BM, Trumpet; BME) and the University of Tennessee (MM, Trumpet).