Brass at the Peabody Conservatory

The Peabody Conservatory of Music has a distinguished brass faculty that includes leading players in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Its members have also performed in such major orchestras as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, New York City Ballet Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. They have played as soloists and chamber musicians to critical acclaim and have participated in recordings on major labels. Members of the faculty are in demand for master classes, music festivals and workshops. Under their guidance, Peabody students go on to careers as recitalists and soloists and win positions in prestigious orchestras and ensembles all over the world.

Performance Opportunities

Brass players at Peabody study and perform music representative of all periods and styles in the following ensembles: Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Concert Orchestra, Peabody Wind Ensemble, Peabody Camerata, Conductor’s Orchestra, and a wide variety of chamber groups coached by members of the faculty.

Peabody students are engaged as substitutes in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and are also regularly employed by other metropolitan and community orchestras, opera companies, chamber groups and choral ensembles. The Baltimore/Washington area is rich in opportunities to hear and perform symphonic, operatic, and choral music of all kinds. The vast cultural resources of Washington, D.C. are easily accessible by car, train or bus.

Faculty

• Wind Respiratory Function
  • David Fedderly
• Trumpet
  • Joe Burgstaller
    
  • Edward Hoffman
• French Horn
  • Philip Munds
  • Denise Tryon
• Trombone
  • Randall Campora
    
  • David Fetter
  • James Olin, coordinator
• Tuba
  • David Fedderly
• Euphonium
  • Steven Kellner