Anne Linebarger (she/her) is a professional trumpet player, educator, and entrepreneur who is dedicated to sharing the joy of music. Music possesses an uncanny ability to teach us lessons we cannot learn from a textbook – lessons about self-expression, perseverance, and the beauty of collaboration. Anne utilizes the trumpet as a tool for teaching critical thinking, problem solving, and self-love in a way that is designed to help students reach their fullest potential, both on and off the instrument.
Anne is currently a member of the Salisbury Symphony and has performed with the Charlotte Symphony, Western Piedmont Symphony, Greensboro Symphony, Rock Hill Symphony, New Mexico Philharmonic, Ensemble Music New Mexico, the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, and the Panama City Pops Orchestra. She also serves as an Instructor of Music at Mitchell Community College.
Anne has received a Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelors of Music in Trumpet Performance from Florida State University. Her teachers include Dr. Jason Dovel, Dr. Christopher Moore, and Dr. John Marchiando. She currently resides in Charlotte, NC, with her partner, Alex.
“After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” – Aldous Huxley