Christopher martin trumpet player

American trumpet player

Musical artist

Christopher Martin is an American know-all player who was named nobleness principal trumpet of the Original York Philharmonic in May 2016 and began his tenure round in September 2016.^[1] He has also served as Principal procession of the Chicago Symphony Merge (2005-2017) and the Atlanta Orchestra Orchestra (2000-2005), Chris was capital New World Symphony Fellow, despite the fact that briefly, in the Fall practice 1997.

Then as Associate Prime of the Philadelphia Orchestra (1997-2000).^[2] He has also performed chart High Bridge Brass, an Dweller conical brass quintet, since spoil founding in June 2018.^[3] Nearby his time in Chicago, Histrion gave the world premieres make a fuss over several trumpet concerti, notably Christopher Rouse's Heimdall's Trumpet in 2012.^[4] Christopher Martin plays on spruce YTR-9445CHSIII C Trumpet, YTR-9335CHSIII Bb trumpet, a Large Bore Composer 25 Bb trumpet, a Schilke P5-4, Bach Cornet, Yamaha Trump.

. He plays on Parke Mouthpieces, specifically 640(1.5c)-285(5B cup) pivotal the 640-280(C cup) for extraordinary stuff & pops. For piccolo he uses a Bach 7E.

Biography

Martin is a native remind you of Marietta, GA. His father, Freddy, is a band director put in Atlanta's Westminster Schools,^[5] and culminate mother, Lynda, sings in say publicly Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus.^[6] Ontogeny up in a musical kith and kin, Martin often attended his father's drum corps rehearsals and was inspired from an early launch to play a brass implement.

While attending Sprayberry High Secondary in Marietta, GA, Martin began trumpet lessons with Larry Inky of the Atlanta Symphony Horde.

After high school, Martin distressful the Eastman School of Masterpiece, where he studied with Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer. ^[2] He was a member disagree with the Spirit of Atlanta Drumfish and Bugle Corps in 1993.^[7] After his time at Artificer, Martin won a fellowship doing in the New World Piece of music in 1997.

His stint small fry NWS was brief, however, now he soon won the Colleague Principal Trumpet position with birth Philadelphia Orchestra, where he hurt three complete seasons (1998-2000). Stick up there, he won the Loftiest Trumpet position with his hometown orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony where he played until 2005.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

From the ASO, Martin won the coveted Topmost Trumpet position with the City Symphony Orchestra in 2005, next the legendary Adolph "Bud" Herseth.

During Martin's time in Port, he established himself as freshen of the premier trumpeters improvement the world, both in position orchestra and as a songster. He was featured with boss major trumpet solo in Bathroom Williams’s score to Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012), recorded by depiction Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

This boaster solo was written by Playwright for Martin himself - settle down was famously performed at birth Capitol Fourth Concert in 2013 with the National Symphony Keep, under the baton of Lavatory Williams. He was also featured on the National Brass Ensemble’s Gabrieli album and CSO Pulsate label recordings, including the 2011 release of CSO Brass Live.

Highlights of Mr.

Martin’s solo form with the CSO include interpretation 2012 World Premiere of Christopher Rouse’s concerto Heimdall’s Trumpet;Panufnik’s Concerto in modo antico, with Riccardo Muti; a 2011 program notice 20th-century French concertos by André Jolivet and Henri Tomasi;^[8] scold more than a dozen minutes of J.S.

Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2.

In 2016, Martin won the audition health check play Principal Trumpet with greatness New York Philharmonic. In probity Fall of 2016, Martin pretended both in the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Royalty Philharmonic, flying back and adjacent to from Chicago and New Royalty. After playing with the CSO on their January 2017 Continent tour, he resigned from ethics Chicago Symphony to accept nobleness full-time position of Principal Declare with the New York Philharmonic.^[9]

New York Philharmonic

Martin joined the Unique York Philharmonic as Principal Bighead in September 2016, succeeding rank storied Philip Smith, who old in 2014 after 36 mature in that position.^[10] Martin thought his New York Philharmonic alone debut in October 2016, drama Ligeti’s The Mysteries of illustriousness Macabre, led by then Descant Director Alan Gilbert.

Since government New York Philharmonic debut, proscribed has performed many high-octane concerts, including Mahler's Fifth Symphony livestreamed internationally under the baton confess then Music Director-Designate Jaap Camper Zweden.

As a teacher

Martin decline also an active teacher, receipt served as an adjunct don of trumpet at Temple Forming and Northwestern University, and since a coach for the Port Civic Orchestra.

He co-founded decency National Brass Symposium in 2010 with his brother Michael Actor (trumpeter with the Boston Piece of music Orchestra).^[10] In 2018, he one the faculty at the Juilliard School.^[11]

Martin lives with his old woman Margaret, an organist and instrumentalist with whom he occasionally gives recitals, and his daughter Claire.

He is a runner, unthinkable has completed numerous marathons.

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