Alia Kuhnert - trumpet
Alia Kuhnert…
began playing trumpet at age ten in her hometown of San Francisco, going on to major in trumpet at the San Francisco School of the Arts High School. Alia attended the Summer Brass Institute in ’12 and ’13. As a fellow, she collaborated with Joseph Alessi, principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic, Øystein Baadsvik, international tuba soloist, and Thomas Hooten, principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Alia is a graduate of the New England Conservatory where she majored in Trumpet Performance and performed with NEC’s Philharmonia, Wind Ensembles, Opera, Jazz, and Chamber Orchestras. She has performed in halls such as Davies Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Alia is a member of eGALitarian, an ensemble dedicated to inspiring and improving the lives of women.
In her commitment to education, Alia teaches trumpet at the Harmony Program, a program whose mission is to reach underserved communities in New York City public schools. She is also on the trumpet faculty at Cazadero Music Camp in California and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music pre-college division.
Her principal teachers include Catherine Murtagh, Ben Wright of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tom Siders of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Kevin Cobb of the American Brass Quintet. Alia is a recent graduate from Stony Brook University, where she received her master’s and doctorate in trumpet performance studying with Kevin Cobb.