Background
Gustafson, Karen Aileen Elsa was born on September 27, 1963 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Daughter of Alvin Martin and Audrey Ann Gustafson.
Gustafson, Karen Aileen Elsa was born on September 27, 1963 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Daughter of Alvin Martin and Audrey Ann Gustafson.
Bachelor of Music, University Victoria, British Columbia, 1987. Master of Music, Northwestern University, 1991. Doctor in Musical Arts, University Minnesota, 2001.
Assistant professor music-trumpet Oklahoma City University, 2001—2004, University Alaska, Fairbanks, since 2004. Principal trumpet Enid (Oklahoma) Symphony Orchestra. Trumpet Borealis Brass, Fairbanks.
Principal trumpet Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, since 2004. Adjudicator National Trumpet Competition, Fairfax, Virginia, since 2005. Preliminary adjudicator International Trumpet Guild Competition, since 2005.
Musician Immaculate Conception Church, Fairbanks. Member of International Womens Brass Conference, International Trumpet Guild.