GEMALENE ACUPAN
CONDUCTOR & TRUMPETER
ABOUT
Gemalene “Gemi” Acupan’s career as conductor, trumpeter, and teacher spans concert halls and school classrooms across Southern California and internationally. Acupan received her MM in orchestral conducting at UCLA, studying with Neal Stulberg, where she conducted UCLA Symphony and guest-conducted the UCLA Philharmonia. She currently teaches a private trumpet studio at Bakersfield College, serves as associate conductor of the Shafter Symphony, and is a board member of the Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 7:30 PM
Musco Center 10th Anniversary Celebration
Hall-Musco Center for the Arts
Saturday, October 17, 2026, 4PM
The Hills at Hilton Universal City
Thursday, November 19, 7PM
Bakersfield Winds Fall Concert
Valley Baptist Church, Olive Drive
December 10 - 13, 2026
The Nutcracker Ballet with Civic Center Dance
Mechanics Bank Theater