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Barton Sopata

Barton Sopata
Trumpet
Fellow
2025
Age
23
Birthplace
Rome, Georgia
School/Professional Affiliation
Rice University
Compeers
Mimi Baer and Arthur Hoyle
Scholarship
The Henry E. and Lola Monroe Foundation Endowed Scholarship in Trumpet

BARTON SOPATA 23, born in Rome, Georgia, is earning his master's degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music, studying with Barbara Butler. He won the National Trumpet Competition three times from 2021 to 2023 and performed as Principal Trumpet in Corigliano's opera The Ghosts of Versailles.