Drew Fremder joined The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own” in 2013. From 2013-2016, he served as a bugler in the Ceremonial Band before being appointed Associate Principal Trumpet of the Concert Band. Drew is a regular soloist with the band, a member of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, and an active performer around the National Capitol region. He has performed in venues around the globe, including Carnegie Hall, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Winspear Center, TD Garden, Auditorio de Zaragoza, and Reina Sofia Palace of the Arts in Madrid with the first-ever American Orchestra to perform there.
Hailing from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, Drew earned his bachelor’s degree in music performance from Indiana University in 2011 as a Jacobs Scholar and his master’s degree from Baylor University in the spring of 2013. Drew won prizes at the National Trumpet Competition as a chamber musician from 2010-2013. He has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, Barclay Brass, Richmond Symphony, Maryland Symphony, Waco Symphony, Imperial Brass, Dallas Wind Symphony, and he attended the Brevard Music Festival in 2012.
A father of two, Drew resides in Northern Virginia with his wife, Paige, of Hey Next Paige photography. His primary teachers include Mark Niehaus, John Rommel, Wiff Rudd, Mark Schubert, and Mark Hughes.
