Steve Felix is the current interim professor of trumpet at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Prior to teaching at UMass, Steve was the head doctoral teaching assistant at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. He received his Master's degree in Trumpet Performance also from the Eastman School, and a Bachelor's degree in Trumpet Performance & Music Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. An avid soloist, Steve has performed in competitions on the national and international level. Most recently, Steve was awarded first place in the graduate solo division of the 2015 National Trumpet Competition, performing the fourth movement of Anthony Plog's Concerto No. 2 for Trumpet & Orchestra. In 2011, he was awarded second place in the undergraduate solo division, performing the first movement of John Stevens' Sonata for Trumpet and Piano. Steve has also been the recipient of three, consecutive scholarships from the International Trumpet Guild, from 2008-2010. During the summer of 2011, Steve attended The Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale, a two-week long annual seminar, where he studied with some of the world's most iconic trumpet soloists.