Samantha Whelan Kotkas is a professional trumpet player, storyteller, teaching artist and award-winning children’s  book producer with over 20 years working in the Alberta, Canada and International Arts communities. She performs regularly with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Rosa Barocca, the Red Deer Symphony, Altius Brass and has authored several works which she has performed with Symphony Orchestras and Canada’s top jazz musicians.
In conjunction with her active career as a performer, Samantha is a teaching artist for Calgary Pro Musica and the National Arts Centre of Canada where she finds the cross- cultural work she is doing very meaningful. For more information about Samantha visit her website at www.samanthawhelankotkas.com

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