Stephen Whimple

Dr. Stephen Whimple, hailing from Clifton Park, New York, is a freelance musician and educator based in the Hudson Valley. From 2022 to 2024, he performed with the Orchestra Now as an orchestral fellow. Dr. Whimple served as an Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant at The University of Alabama. Prior to his doctoral studies, Stephen attended the Juilliard School as an Irene Diamond Graduate Fellow, Music Advancement Program Teaching Fellow, and Morse Teaching Artist Fellow. He completed his bachelor’s degree at The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. His primary teachers include Dr. Jonathan Whitaker, Dr. Jeremy Crawford, Joseph Alessi, and Dr. Mark Hartman.

Dr. Whimple’s students have placed in all-state ensembles and youth orchestras across the country. Others have gone on to attend the Juilliard Music Advancement Program and Pre-College, the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and the University of Alabama. Students that reside in New York State have had continued success with NYSSMA scores. His studio currently consists of a wide range of experience levels and ages.

With a lot of value placed in fundamental practice and learning exercises by ear, each student works through different materials depending on their goals, values, and interest. I use what I've learned from the most prominent brass musicians of this generation to empower any student to pursue music to degree they would like to.