Donald Buell, now retired, was professor of trumpet and instrumental conducting in the School of Music at Memorial University from 1980 to 2006. He also served as Associate Director for Graduate Studies and as principal trumpet with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Buell was an active member of the music and music education communities having given more than 200 workshops for young musicians and teachers, and serving as adjudicator and guest conductor in both the United States and Canada. His doctoral research focused on effective rehearsing with the instrumental music ensemble and his primary trumpet teachers were Charles Schlueter (Principal Trumpet, Boston Symphony Orchestra) and Richard Metzger (Principal Trumpet, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra).