Additional Speakers
Richard Cox
DR. RICHARD H. COX holds earned doctorates in medicine, psychology and theology, as well as having been granted three honorary doctorates, one from the World Health Organization (D.Sc.). He is internationally known for his work with students and professionals in many fields, including music performance, for which many consider him among the few experts in this area. He appears on a regular basis for workshops and clinics at the National Trumpet Competition, International Trumpet Guild, Association of Concert Bands, Interlochen Center for the Arts, and numerous music schools and universities. Dr. Cox is an Artist/Educator for the Conn-Selmer Steinway Corporation.
He has studied trumpet with such notables as Renold Schilke, Ron Modell, Dennis Edlebrock, Fred Powell, and Frank Kaderabek, Alan Hood, and Bill Adam. He has performed in the cathedrals of UK and Europe and conducted in the Royal Music Hall, Manchester, England. He has also studied, voice, organ, and piano and has performed on the pipe organ for a banquet in the Queen’s Dining Room at Oxford University (UK).
Dr. Cox is especially known for his work integrating medicine, psychology and music to help students and professionals with performance challenges. He is the author of three books on music performance.
Becky Wilkins
BECKY WILKINS joined the Denver Brass team in 2010 and was appointed Executive Director in 2015. In 2012, she was selected Conference Director of the prestigious international Rafael Méndez Brass Institute. Becky holds an MBA with specialization in Sports & Entertainment Management from the University of Colorado Denver, and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, with minors in business and leadership studies. A Colorado native, Becky is proud to be contributing to the growth and development of music and the arts in the Denver-metro region. She lives in Georgetown with her husband, Scott, and spends the little free time she has skiing, biking, quilting and practicing her horn.