Julia Bell is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Texas Tech University. An active performer, Bell has been a featured soloist with the Mantzaros Philharmonic (Corfu, Greece), the Texas Tech University Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Concert Bands, and was the third-place winner of the Graduate Solo Division of the 2022 National Trumpet Competition. She was a member of the trumpet section of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra for four years and has also performed with the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Panama City Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Albany Symphony Orchestra (GA), Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Mediterranean Opera Festival Orchestra, Blue Lake Festival Orchestra, and Miami Music Festival Orchestra.

Dedicated to promoting and performing new works, Bell is an active commissioner of new music, with recent solo appearances including a recital of twenty-first century works for trumpet and electronics at the 2024 National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Conference, as well as performances in the New Works Recitals of both the International Women’s Brass Conference and International Trumpet Guild Conference. In addition to being a member of the Board of Directors for the International Women’s Brass Conference, Bell serves on the Board of Directors for the New Works Project, working to expand the repertoire for all instruments and make new music accessible.

Bell is an S.E. Shires Artist.