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Dawson Hull is a pianist, composer, and conductor living in Memphis, TN. A graduate from the University of Memphis, Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and Samford University in Birmingham, AL, Dawson has appeared as a featured soloist with numerous symphony orchestras. His compositions and arrangements have been performed across the nation. Dawson is the Pastor of Instrumental Worship Arts at Germantown Baptist Church where he leads the Conservatory of Music, orchestra, jazz band, and student choir. Dawson and his wife, Taneea, who is a clarinetist, have three children.

Featured work: Sonata for Trumpet & Piano
Performed at the 2026 International Trumpet Guild in Rochester, NY

This work was written in January 2025, in between sonatas for clarinet (December 2024) and cello (February 2025). After collaborating with many excellent trumpet players over the past few years, I wanted to write something that covered a full range of the instrument’s majestic and virtuosic capabilities, while also exploring moments of lyrical expression. The sonata is in three movements, starting with a heroic theme in the key of C minor, that begins with a five-note figure. The second movement is lyrical with a chromatic waltz in the middle. The third movement is a polonaise that eventually returns to the five note figure from the opening of the first movement. The work ends with a coda that displays virtuosity from both the trumpet and the piano.