Trumpet
Trumpet soloist and crossover artist Joe Burgstaller has performed and taught in hundreds of cities throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, has made numerable television and radio appearances, and has an extensive discography (including the solo CD The Virtuoso Trumpet and the new release Blue Mozart). He teaches at the Peabody Institute, and is in his second decade as a Yamaha Performing Artist.
Mr. Burgstaller tours worldwide with Canadian Brass, performing in recital and with symphony orchestras, and contributes arrangements to the group. Recent recordings include Magic Horn and High Society, which reached number 3 on Billboard's charts.
Mr. Burgstaller also performs with the Burgstaller-Martignon New York Crossover Quartet, featuring Grammy and Oscar-nominated pianist Hector Martignon, Naumburg Award Winning percussionist John Ferrari, and Grammy-nominated bassist Hans Glawischnig. Prior to joining the Brass, Mr. Burgstaller performed nearly 60 solo concerts every season with his Joe Burgstaller: The Rafael Méndez Project. The Instrumentalist went on to dub him "the next (Rafael) Méndez."
He also performs as a soloist in recital and with orchestras.
As a member of the avant-garde Meridian Arts Ensemble, Mr. Burgstaller performed worldwide at concert halls and clubs, received the ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award, and recorded his own compositions and arrangements. Gramophone heralded his original work Lullaby as "an understated gem."
Mr. Burgstaller began studying the cornet at age 6, by 12 was improvising and soloing with area bands and in jazz clubs, and by 15 was the youngest professional in the Virginia Opera Orchestra. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Arizona State University, where he studied with David Hickman and Anthony Plog. Mr. Burgstaller was awarded Arizona State University's inaugural Distinguished Alumnus Award as well as the inaugural Outstanding Alumnus Award from Eastern Music Festival.
He has been a Music Academy faculty member since 2001.