Michael Tarske is a senior electrical engineering technology major, but he’s also a talented trumpeter and arranger minoring in jazz studies during his time at Michigan Tech University.
Tarske has played in just about every instrumental ensemble at MTU. He has worn stripes with the Huskies Pep Band and tuxedos with the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra, and has screamed high notes with the Jazz Lab Band and the Workshop Brass Band.
This past weekend, Tarske made the leap to the professional level after being called to play trumpet with the Chicago-based Four Star Brass Band. The gig? Wrigley Field, playing for the Chicago Cubs.
Fans of the Cubs heard Tarske’s high notes ring through the stadium as part of the band’s performance before and after the Cubs’ 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, August 17.
MTU’s Jazz Studies program and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts as a whole would like to congratulate Michael on this milestone!