{"id":47,"date":"2024-04-18T17:20:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamadamtrumpet.com\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:07:35","slug":"2025-festival-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/williamadamtrumpet.com\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"Festival News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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William Adam International Trumpet Festival<\/strong> 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The 12th<\/sup> annual William Adam International Trumpet Festival will be held on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. Dr. Ricky Spears will be the host and dates are July 9-12 2026. There will be an evening social on July 8th and the actual festival will start July 9th. A festival schedule, to include the July 8th social (which is a great time to mingle and catch up before the festival) is being finalized and will be release soon. Click HERE<\/a><\/strong> for a virtual tour of SIU Carbondale.<\/p>\n

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In addition to our usual offerings of master class, performances, and complimentary private and group lessons, there will be seminars dedicated to problem solving, jazz improvisation, orchestra playing, and developing skills on the trumpet, plus classes for our younger colleagues and their teachers.<\/p>\n

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The above link is important! It gets you registered, generates a receipt for you and a database for us as well as other plus information needed.<\/p>\n

Adam Fest 2026 Info:<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\n

Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

Overview<\/a><\/p>\n

Poster<\/a><\/p>

**Schedule Subject To Change**<\/p>\n

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Fee to attend the 2026 festival is $210 for adults and $75 for students and is payable via PayPal to WilliamAdamTrumpetLLC@gmail.com. The daily rate is $30\/day for students and $75\/day for all others.<\/p>\n

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2027 – Hosted by Dr. Ben Hay, North Eastern State University, Tahlequah, OK<\/p>\n

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2028 – Hosted by Dr. Mike Mann, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX<\/p>\n

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Hotel Info:<\/h3>\n

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Primary:
Home2 Suites by Hilton Carbondale.
200 West Elm Street, Carbondale, IL 62901
618-529-2555<\/p>\n

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Click HERE<\/a> get the 2026 William Adam Fest hotel rate.<\/p>\n

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Option #1<\/strong>: St. Louis Lambert International Airport is closest airport and is about a 2 hour drive from St. Louis to Carbondale. <\/p>\n

Option #2<\/span><\/strong>: Local airport in Marion, IL (15-20 minutes from SIU). Flights directly in and out of Chicago. <\/p>\n

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How to Enroll:<\/h3>\n

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Pay via Paypal, to “WilliamAdamTrumpetLLC@gmail.com”<\/p>\n

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Cost is $210 per person, with a special student rate of $75, for anyone currently enrolled anywhere as a student.<\/p>\n

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Please use this link when you register! This helps you and us: https:\/\/forms.gle\/gKws5Y8SVE7aSsDW6<\/a><\/p>\n

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