Riley Baisch

Manassas, VA

Riley is the newest member of the 2023 ensemble – when another musician couldn’t make it at the last minute, he jumped in with one day’s notice. A native of Manassas, VA, Riley now works as a musician and music educator in northern Virginia.

Deborah Caldwell

Cape Girardeau, MO

A native of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Deborah Caldwell will begin fall 2023 as the new Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Southeast Missouri State University. She has also worked at Erskine College (South Carolina) and Frostburg State University (Maryland). Deborah studied at the University of Georgia, Kansas State University, and Ouachita Baptist University and completed a national tour with Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Brass in 2021. She has worked at Interlochen Arts Camp and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and has conducted ensembles throughout the US and in South Korea. Whether she’s performing in the US or abroad, Deborah is grateful for opportunities to bring people together around music. When not doing musical things, she enjoys watching football, working jigsaw puzzles, watercolor painting, photography, and traveling.

Years with eurobrass: 2023

Kathryn Cheney

Bötzingen, Germany

Kathryn Cheney grew up surrounded by music: her parents are active amateur musicians who sang and played in church choirs and orchestras, as well as playing with dance bands and other ensembles. Kathryn followed in their footsteps, coaxing her first notes out of the trumpet under her father’s instruction. She went on to study trumpet at the University of Georgia and Ithaca College before spending 12 years performing, teaching, and working as a church musician in the Augusta, GA area. Kathryn joined eurobrass for the first time in 2012 and liked it so much, she decided to do it forever: In 2017 she moved to Germany to join the eurobrass leadership team. She now lives in Bötzingen, in southwest Germany’s Kaiserstuhl region, where she enjoys hiking in the local vineyards and continuing to follow her favorite American sports teams.

Years with eurobrass: 2012–2019, 2021–23; Workshop 2012, 2015, 2018

Sarah Stoneback

Belgrade, MT

Sarah Stoneback is an innovative and exuberant performer with over twenty years of professional performing experience. Sarah is currently the Trumpet Professor at Montana State University and Principal Trumpet with the Bozeman Symphony. As a Conn-Seller Bach Clinician, Sarah presents educational workshops at all levels. As an active trumpet soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer, she has frequented stages throughout the United States, Europe, China, and Chile. She has been featured with groups including the National Brass Quintet, the Denver Municipal Band, the Montana State University Band, and numerous high school bands throughout the United States. She is one of the founding members of the Bobcat Brass Trio, comprised of the trumpet, horn, and trombone professors at the Montana State University School of Music. You can catch Sarah as featured trumpet soloist and chamber musician in the 2022–23 season of the PBS show 11th & Grant.

Years with eurobrass: 2011, 2013–14, 2016, 2019, 2023, Workshop 2018

Stephen Foster

Jackson, MI

Hornist Stephen Foster has had an interest in music from a young age. At the age of three, upon hearing a violinist play in church, he stood up on the pew, enraptured, and told his mother, “I am going to play that someday.” This was the beginning of many years of violin lessons, which led to horn playing when school band was the only option. He went on to receive undergraduate degrees in Horn Performance and Music Theory from Western Michigan University and a Masters in Horn Performance from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Stephen and his wife, Shelby, have two university-aged children, Stephen and Michael Lynne, and live in Jackson, Michigan. He plays horn in local symphonies in Jackson and Lansing and has worked for 25 years as a project manager for a family-owned fire protection contractor.

Years with eurobrass: 2022–23

Kelly Haselhuhn

Lena, WI

Kelly Haselhuhn plays 3rd horn in the Marquette Symphony Orchestra and also enjoys playing in numerous other ensembles in her region. Her passion for sharing the gospel through music motivates her to direct her church choir; for the last two years she has also conducted community Easter cantatas with vocalists and instrumentalists from multiple congregations. Her collegiate training includes studies in music education at Cornerstone University (Michigan) and horn performance at Baylor University and Duquesne University. Whether fishing, gardening, listening to songbirds, or chatting around the fire, Kelly and her husband, Adam, cherish time together with friends and family.

Years with eurobrass: 2012, 2018, 2023

Beth Lunt

Gaithersburg, MD

Beth Lunt grew up in central Pennsylvania and began studying horn in 5th grade. She credits her musical family, a music-loving church, and incredible teachers and band directors during her school years for the inspiration to pursue a career in music. She earned a BMusEd and BS in Bible from Cairn University (Philadelphia College of Bible) and a MMus in Horn Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Beth has taught classroom music, choir, and band at the elementary and middle school levels. In recent years, she has enjoyed teaching private lessons to piano and horn students and freelancing in the Baltimore-D.C. area. Beth and her husband, Kipp, live in Gaithersburg, MD, where they enjoy hiking and bird watching.

Years with eurobrass: 1992, 1995–99, 2002, 2014, 2017–19, 2023, Workshop 2018

Angie Hunter

Greenwich, OH

eurobrass co-leader Angie Hunter has the privilege of calling two countries home: She was born and raised in the USA and later lived almost 27 years in Germany. She is similarly at home with the two instruments she plays with eurobrass. She took to the euphonium first, obtaining degrees in music from Bowling Green State University and the University of Illinois. Along the way she picked up trombone, completing postgraduate studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen, Germany. Angie provides leadership for the nonprofit organizations “eurobrass—music that goes beyond” and Vivace Arts, a Christian arts academy in rural Ohio.

Years with eurobrass: 1985–2019, 2021–23; Workshop 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018

Amanda Kana

Fort Worth, TX

A passionate trombonist and dedicated music educator, Amanda Kana maintains an active schedule in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and beyond. As a member of Center Stage Brass and the Coal Hill Quartet, the has appeared in recitals and performances throughout the state of Texas, including showcase performances at conferences of the Texas Music Educators Association, the International Trombone Festival, and the International Trumpet Guild. She maintains a successful private studio that boasts over seventy students who consistently earn top placement in honor bands and solo competitions. Amanda received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Baylor University, Texas, and a Master of Music in Trombone Performance from Texas Christian University.

Years with eurobrass: 2016–2019, 2022–23; Workshop 2018

Nathan LeFeber

Kearney, NE

A Nebraska native, Nathan LeFeber received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and a Master’s degree in Trombone Performance from the University of Iowa at Iowa City. He has been teaching instrumental music since 2003 and has been the band director at Kearney High School since 2011. Nathan has also performed on trombone with a number of professional ensembles including the Kearney Symphony Orchestra, Hastings Symphony, Plymouth Brass, Flatwater Jazz Orchestra, and the Kearney Jazz Society. Nathan is passionate about imparting his love of music, faith, and family to his students. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Julie, for nearly two decades, and they have four children: Evelyn, Sylvia, Abraham, and Mordecai.

Years with eurobrass: 2016–2019, 2022–23

Ben Roundtree

Rötenberg, Germany

Tubist, Bass Trombonist, and composer Ben Roundtree knew from a young age that he wanted to be a musician.  He began learning trumpet in the school band at age 10. Shortly after switching to tuba, he joined the church orchestra at age 12 and was part of the orchestra for 30 years, eventually as its director. Ben lives in the Black Forest of Germany with his wife, Erin. They have two daughters: Emily, who loves music and has CHARGE Syndrome, and Elise, a Theater Design major at Anderson University (South Carolina). In addition to offering workshops for church brass choirs (Posaunenchöre), he performs with the State Wind Band of Baden-Württemberg, Quintessenz Brass, and Posaunenchor Rötenberg. As the BellTree Duo, Ben and Erin have performed handbell duet concerts together for over 20 years. Ben has been part of the eurobrass leadership team since 2017.

Years with eurobrass: 2000, 2003, 2012, 2015–2019, 2021–23; Workshop 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018

Bernie Tripp

Pittsboro, IN

Bernie Tripp is a Sales Manager with Sharp Business Solutions in Indianapolis, IN. He has been happily married for 34 years and has two grown daughters who both got married in 2022. He started playing brass instruments at the age of 12, starting on trumpet and moving to tuba two years later. Bernie is a graduate of the University of Akron, where he completed a Music Education degree. In his free time, he performs locally in the Hendricks Symphony Orchestra, the Zionsville Community Band, and most recently in the Hoosier Brass Band. He enjoys playing the tuba, outdoor activities, working in his vegetable garden, and spending time with his family.

Years with eurobrass: 1995–96, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2023