UW Music~s 2024-2025 Eminent Artist-in-Residence series, ~The Future of ~Classical~ Music,~ welcomes Elmer Churampi, trumpet, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, on campus February 24 - 26. Churampi will play for the UW Jazz Festival on February 24. He will give a FREE, PUBLIC RECITAL on Wednesday, February 26 at 12:00 p.m. in the Skylight Lounge of the UW Union , joined by collaborative pianist Jiwon Han . A native of Lima, Peru, Churampi began playing trumpet when he was 4 years old, was a soloist with the National Symphony of Peru by age 7 and accepted to Peru~s National Conservatory of Music by age 10. Winner of many competitions, Churampi has been featured on NPR~s From the Top, played with the Boston Pops, Boston Symphony, and Chicago Symphony, and plays with the Dallas Symphony.