Dr. Jacquelyn Lankford

Dr. Jacquelyn Lankford is coming to Mississippi State University from Lake Charles, Louisiana where she was Assistant Professor of Trumpet and Jazz Band Director at McNeese State University. She is also Acting Principal/Second Trumpet with the Monroe Symphony Orchestra.

Jacquelyn is the creator and founder of the Women Composing for Trumpet Competition, which was made possible by her award of the Juliet Hardtner Women in Arts and Humanities Professorship in 2019. The Women Composing for Trumpet Competition was created to add to the list of "standard" trumpet repertoire composed by women. She is also a founding member of Calypsus Brass, a chamber ensemble that creates high-quality, professional recordings for composers. Calypsus specifically focuses on performing and recording works by living composers of color, marginalized genders, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

As a soloist, Jacquelyn was invited to Rouen, France to compete in the Eric Aubier International Trumpet Competition where she was one of only two United States competitors. She has also competed at the National Trumpet Competition many times in both the trumpet solo and ensemble divisions and was awarded third place in the large ensemble division of the National Trumpet Competition in 2018.

Jacquelyn’s research is focused on studies and methods regarding language acquisition and music teaching/learning, as well as neuroscience directly related to the brain and music.