Marissa Benedict is the Associate Professor of trumpet at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. With a distinguished 35 year career as a performer and educator in Los Angeles, she continues her active performance schedule with the Minnesota Orchestra and freelancing in the Minneapolis area. Recently, she released the album Continental Shift (EP).

She has performed and recorded Mahler’s 8th symphony with the Minnesota Orchestra, Jack Stamp’s Chamber Music Volume 1 and the Los Angeles Trumpet Ensemble’s Homage. Her versatile career includes contributing to over 180 motion picture soundtracks. In 2022, she published her first book, Beyond Lip Service: A Framework for Brass Fundamentals, through Carl Fischer Publishing and an article, Transposing: The Necessary Nuisance will be highlighted in the pedagogy column of the International Trumpet Guild Journal in March 2026.

Her extensive experience as a performer and educator underscores her dedication to advancing brass performance and education, making her a prominent figure in the contemporary trumpet community. READ MORE

Digital CD releases
 
Marissa’s digital CD (July 2023), Continental Drift, consists of music commissioned and composed by Libby Larsen, Jack Stamp, Steven Bramson, Peter Yarde Martin, Peter Lawrence and Aaron Smith for Solo Trumpet with diverse accompaniments. Listen via YouTube, Amazon, Spotify, Pandora or SoundCloud.
 
Album credits and links to purchase sheet music here.

The Los Angeles Trumpet Ensemble’s Homage, featuring eight of the top trumpeters in Los Angeles.

Preview audio clips here:
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Podcast
The Other Side of the Bell
Episode #106, 7/26/23
Marissa Benedict talks with host Preston Shepard in this 1-hour interview. Listen

Book
Beyond Lip Service: A Framework for Brass Fundamentals
Marissa’s first book was released in 2022 by Carl Fischer Publishing. This book brings 40 years of expertise to focus on fundamentals and leading players through daily routines required to attain a high level of performance ability and necessary skills to improve and maintain an efficient practice regimen.
 
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