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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 was a semifinalist in the National Trumpet Competition in both 2021 and 2022 and performed as Principal Trumpet in Corigliano's opera The Ghosts of Versailles.