Robert Waugh

Dr. Robert Waugh is the Professor of Trumpet at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. He is currently the Principal Trumpet with Gateway Chamber Orchestra and frequently performs with Orchestra Kentucky and the Paducah Symphony Orchestra. His preview appointments include Principal Trumpet with the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra and Danville Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Waugh was previously the instructor of trumpet at Indiana State University.

As a chamber musician, he has performed tours throughout China, Thailand, Hungary, Austria, and Croatia with the Ambassador Brass Quintet. The group has held residencies at the Liszt Academy, Shenyang Conservatory, and Zagreb Conservatory. Dr. Waugh is a founding member of the Altus Trumpet Ensemble. Altus promotes new works for trumpet and has given recitals throughout the United States and has recorded works included on two albums.

As a teacher, Dr. Waugh has had students repeatedly selected to perform at the National Trumpet Competition. He has taught in residency at the University of Pécs in Hungary and has visited numerous schools through the US as a clinician. In 2025, the APSU Trumpet Studio was privileged to host the 11th Annual William Adam International Trumpet Festival.

Dr. Waugh earned his Doctor of Music from Indiana University, a Master of Music from the University of Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of Mus. Ed. from Capital University. His teachers include Professor John Rommel, Dr. Karl Sievers, Dr. James Stokes, Jim Reed, and William Adam.