About
Tali Duckworth
is an LA-based trumpet player who currently holds the lead trumpet chair on the North American Tour of Mean Girls the Musical.
Tali is a student at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and studying with Jennifer Marotta and Tom Hooten.
She has performed as a featured soloist with the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra, trumpet soloist on Ives Unanswered Question with the Thornton Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Carl St. Clair, Principal Trumpet with the Marrowstone Music Festival, as well as various principal and section responsibilities in the Thornton Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. She has held the solo trumpet chair in USC's new music ensemble, Thornton Edge, since her freshman year. Tali is also a frequent performer with the Thornton Jazz Orchestra and Concert Jazz Orchestra.
Tali has found a love for Broadway and has performed many shows including CHICAGO and Newsies with Interlakes Summer Theatre, Singin' in the Rain and Hello, Dolly! with the College Light Opera Company, and Into the Woods with the USC School of Dramatic Arts.
Tali is a member of the USC trumpet quintet. This group was awarded first prize at the 2023 National Trumpet Competition in the small ensemble division.
While in LA, Tali has had the opportunity to record at EastWest Studios, Stagg Studios, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Tali was the artistic intern for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in the summer of 2022.
She has been a member of the Indianapolis Youth Orchestra, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Marrowstone Music Festival Symphony Orchestra, All State Honor Band, Lutheran Summer Music and the Interlochen Arts Camp.
Interlochen Arts Academy
Tali graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in May of 2021. At Interlochen, she studied with Mr. Ken Larson and was in orchestra under the direction of Dr. Leslie Dunner.
Tali was a member of Interlochen's first all female brass quintet with fellow Interlochen Students: Lydia Hanje (trumpet '22), Natalie Kloos (horn '22), Sarah Goldberg (trombone '21), and Claudia Shassberger (tuba '21).
Carmel High School
Tali attended Carmel High School from her Freshman year through Junior year.
Tali was in the Carmel Marching Band for four years starting in 8th grade. She played mellophone in the 2016 show, Adagio Presto, which won the Bands of America Grand National Championships and was the start of Carmel's three year winning streak. The following year Tali played lead in Serenity (2017). During her Sophomore year the band put on Tali's favorite show, Voyage to Valhalla, featuring excerpts from Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler and The Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner.
In 2019, Tali along with the Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Chen performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois.
Since graduation she has returned to Carmel to teach beginner trumpet students in the classroom and privately. Over the summer Tali taught alongside Mr. Ben Maynard at Clay Middle School.
Tali has studied with Terry Everson (Boston University), David Krauss (Metropolitan Opera), Ken Larson (Interlochen Arts Academy), Paul Morton (Lutheran Summer Music), Marcus Printup (BUTI Jazz), and Charles Conrad (Carmel).
In addition, Tali has had the pleasure of attending masterclasses with Wayne Bergeron, James Moorison, Wynton Marsalis, and Håkan Hardenberger.