Vitae
John Kilgore, D. M.
Assistant Professor of Trumpet
Kansas State University
Applied Music Area Coordinator
Kansas State University
Principal Trumpet
Boise Philharmonic
Education
Florida State University
Doctor of Music (D.M.)
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
Master of Music (M.M.)
Ohio University
Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
Academic Appointments
Kansas State University — Assistant Professor of Trumpet | 2024–present
Kansas State University — Teaching Assistant Professor of Trumpet | 2019–2024
Boise State University — Adjunct Professor of Trumpet | 2018–2019
Florida State University — Graduate Teaching Assistant (applied trumpet) | 2015-2017
Orchestral Appointments and Positions
Boise Philharmonic — Principal Trumpet | 2017–present
Ballet Idaho — Principal Trumpet | 2017–present
Ocala Symphony Orchestra — Third Trumpet | 2016–2017
As Guest Principal Trumpet
Wichita Symphony Orchestra | 2022
Boise Baroque Chamber Orchestra | 2017–2019
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra | 2016–2017
Selected Solo Performances
Salisbury Symphony Orchestra — Salisbury, MD | 2024
Trumpet Concerto — Alexander Arutiunian
Kansas State University Wind Ensemble — Manhattan, KS | 2024
Fantasie of Passage — Marcus Grant
Blue Lake Festival Band — Twin Lake, MI | 2023
Concertino for Three Brass — Floyd Werle
Kansas State University Wind Ensemble — Manhattan, KS | 2023
Loss Verses — Peter Meechan
Summer Festival Ensembles
Blue Lake Festival Orchestra — Principal Trumpet | 2019–present
Blue Lake Festival Band — Principal Trumpet | 2019–present
Current Chamber Music Ensembles
Sapphire Brass | 2023–present
Kansas State University Faculty Brass Quintet | 2019–present
Boise Philharmonic Chamber Players | 2017–present
Boise Philharmonic Brass Quintet | 2017–present
Conferences, Festivals, and Presentations
International
International Trumpet Guild Conference — Lexington, KY | May 2027
Conference Artist
Research Presentation: Good Vibrations: Developing Lyricism in the Trumpet Warm-Up
WindWorks Music Festival — Húsavík, Iceland | Aug 2026
Sapphire Brass — Featured chamber ensemble
World Premiere: Gnauð II — Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir
International Premieres: Works by Gina Gille and James Naigus
Program — Spectrum: Contemporary Works for Brass Trio
Trio for Brass — Gina Gille
Southern Signs — James Naigus
Gnauð II — Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir
Trio for Brass — Lauren Bernofsky
National Flute Association Conference — Atlanta, GA | Aug 2025|
World Premiere: Broken Arrows — William Linthicum-Blackhorse
Standalone Recital — Works for flute, alto flute, trumpet, flugelhorn, and piano
Amuses-Bouches — Barbara York
Broken Arrows — William Linthicum-Blackhorse
Ballade — Daniel Dorff (NFA premiere)
International Trumpet Guild Conference — Anaheim, CA | May 2024
Conference Artist
World Premiere: Maravillas de la Patagonia — Catherine McMichael
ITG New Works Recital
International Trumpet Guild Conference — Minneapolis, MN | May 2023
Conference Artist
U.S. Premiere: Parallel — Juan Carlos Valencia Ramos
ITG New Works Recital
International Trumpet Guild Conference — San Antonio, TX | June 2022
Conference Artist
Research Presentation: From New Jersey to Cincinnati: The Life and Career of Classical Trumpeter Philip Collins
World Premiere: Glimpse of Colossus — Martin Hebel
ITG Festival of Trumpets
World Premiere: Leader — Skye van Duuren
ITG Festival of Trumpets
National
SHE: Festival of Women in Music — University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR | Mar 2025
Performance: Blue Lake Brass Quintet, standalone recital
Asteria — Catherine McMichael
Legends of Olympus — Stacy Garrop
Ner Tamid — Madeline Lee
Conductor: Kansas State University Trumpet Ensemble, standalone recital
Feritas — Reena Esmail
Glider — Amy Dunker
Fanfare of the Bells — Jennifer Fletcher
Midwest Trumpet Festival — Bicknell Family Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, KS | Oct 2024
Research Presentation: Beyond the Notes: Developing Fundamentals for Musical Expression
SHE: Festival of Women in Music — University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR | Mar 2024
Performance: Clairières dans le ciel — Lili Boulanger (transcribed by Kilgore)
Master Classes & Guest Teaching
2027
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music, Berea, OH
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2026
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2025
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
2024
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
2023
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, MI
Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
2022
Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, MI
Stetson University, DeLand, FL
2021
Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, MI
University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Memorial University, St. John’s, N.L., Canada
Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX
2020
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Ohio University, Athens, OH
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
2019
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
The College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2017
Ohio University, Athens, OH
Select Service Activities
National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
Kansas Chairperson | 2026-present
Kansas State University
Applied Music Area Coordinator | 2025-present
Boise Philharmonic
Musician Tenure Committee and Audition Committee member | 2018-present
Select Adjudication Activities
National Trumpet Competition
Undergraduate and High School Divisions | 2023-present
Sphinx Organization – Orchestral Partners Audition Excerpt Competition
Trumpet Auditions
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
Young Artist Brass Competition