Annalise Rodgers

Biography

Annalise Rodgers is a second-year undergraduate student studying trumpet performance and environmental and sustainability studies at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She focuses on all areas of trumpet performance and is interested in using music to communicate ideas about environmental protection and equity.

As a student, she has experience playing in the CMU Philharmonic, CMU Wind Ensemble, and various chamber music groups. She has premiered new music, performed in the pit orchestra for the student-led theater group Scotch 'n' Soda, and is working on recording a collection of quintet music.

Outside of music, Annalise works as an Academic Coach, helping students improve their mental health and study techniques while tackling the struggles of being a student. She is an advocate of diversity in the music community and an active environmentalist. In addition, she enjoys late-night comedy, Tiny Desk Concerts, and politics.