Betsy Bright is currently Acting 2nd trumpet in the Tucson Symphony. She was appointed to this position in 2007 after having served as the orchestra’s 3rd trumpet player for four seasons. A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Betsy was a student of Robert Nagel. She attended college at the Shenandoah Conservatory outside of Washington, DC where she studied trumpet with Adel Sanchez and composition with Thomas Albert. She graduated summa cum laude in 2003 with a BM in performance and a minor in composition, earning the Wilkins Conservatory Award. Before moving to Tucson, Betsy performed often with the National Symphony Orchestra and held summer positions with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra and Bay View Music Festival faculty brass quintet. In Arizona, she is a frequent sub with the Phoenix Symphony and maintains a private trumpet studio. Betsy is an OMA artist at Lineweaver Elementary School and she teaches an adjunct music course at the University of Arizona.