Jeffrey Piper

Piper, Jeffrey (“Jeff”) Scott American trumpeter. Piper grew up in Missouri and began playing the trumpet at age ten. His early teachers were Earl Turner, Robert Romine, and Harold Copenhaver. He graduated from Schuyler County R1 High School, and attended Truman State University where he earned a bachelor of music degree under professors Harold Copenhaver, Roger Cody, and Edward Bostley. He attended graduate and Doctoral school at the University of Michigan where he studied with Clifford Lillya, receiving a master of music degree. Post graduate teachers include Arnold Jacobs, Susan Slaughter and Richard Giangiulio

Piper began teaching at the University of New Mexico in 1976 retiring after 40 years in 2016. He was also a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Santa Fe Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque, Opera Southwest, and the San Diego Symphony. He is a co-founder of the New Mexico Brass Quintet. An active member of the International Trumpet Guild, Piper hosted the 1983 ITG Conference, served on the ITG board of directors (1991-95, 2009-2011), was the ITG Secretary (1998-2003, 2011-2013) and vice president/president (2003-09). He received ITG’s “Award of Merit” in 2009 for outstanding lifetime service to the trumpet community.

Jeff has three children: Beth (b. 1981), Michael (b. 1984), and Laura (b. 1986). Hobbies include golf, motorcycles, coin collecting, baseball, and radio controlled airplanes and drones.

After retirement, Professor Piper returned to UNM to teach one of the most popular and sought after classes on campus: Beatles: Revolution.