Diana Gonzalez is a trumpet performer and educator currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance at Texas Tech University. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from Texas State University. Originally from Laredo, Texas, Gonzalez brings a diverse musical perspective shaped by her experiences along the U.S. Mexico border and her commitment to musical excellence, collaboration, and service through the arts.

As a performer, Gonzalez maintains an active career in orchestral, wind band, and chamber music. She serves as principal trumpet of the Texas Tech Symphonic Wind Ensemble and has performed with the Texas Tech University Symphony Orchestra, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and West Texas Symphony. Her chamber music experience includes the Texas Tech Graduate Brass Quintet which performed at the Texas Music Educators Association conference and Sonora Lux Trio which is scheduled to perform at the College Music Society/National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference.

Gonzalez is passionate about creating meaningful musical experiences through both ensemble collaboration and solo performance while being equally dedicated to music education and mentorship. As Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Texas Tech University trumpet studio, Gonzalez teaches applied trumpet lessons, rehearses and conducts trumpet ensemble, and coaches undergraduate brass quintets.

Prior to pursuing her graduate studies, she spent six years as a middle and high school band director in Laredo, Texas, teaching concert bands, jazz ensemble, indoor winds, mariachi, and beginning brass. Her teaching experience also includes private instruction, masterclasses, summer band camps, and Drum Corps International brass instruction.

A passionate advocate for brass education and scholarship, Gonzalez has presented research at the International Women’s Brass Conference on the topic of women in mariachi and continues to contribute to the trumpet community as editor of the International Trumpet Guild Student Corner Column.

Recognized with the Friends of Music Award for Excellence in Graduate Brass and the Mary and Frances Wilson College of Visual and Performing Arts Graduate Fellowship, Gonzalez believes that music education is ultimately an act of service. Through performance, teaching, and mentorship, she strives to help students of all ages develop not only as confident and expressive musicians, but also as thoughtful, disciplined, and compassionate individuals.