About
VUCA B529
Biography
Charles Steck has enjoyed a long and storied career as a performing musician and music educator in the region.
He holds both the degrees Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music from Valparaiso University and has done advanced study at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University and VanderCook College of Music. His teachers have included Charles Mann, Greg Fudala, Luther Didrikson, Tom Crown, and Neal Bernsten.
Mr. Steck has been Instructor of Trumpet at Valparaiso University since 1990, where he has worked with students of all majors and from all walks of life. He teaches trumpet at a few area high schools and has an active studio in his home in La Porte, Indiana.
He serves as Principal Trumpet of the Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra and their quintet, the Prairie Street Brass, He also performs serves as Principal Trumpet with the St. Joseph (Michigan) Municipal Band, where he has been featured trumpet and vocal soloist on numerous occasions. Mr. Steck also performs with the Michiana Brass Quintet, the South Shore Brass Band, and Windiana.
In 2013, after a lengthy career as principal trumpet, Mr. Steck became the conductor and music director of the historic La Porte City Band, which is one of the oldest continuous municipal bands in the State of Indiana.
