Craig Morris is an orchestral

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known for serving as the Principal

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of the

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. He is also known as a soloist and chamber musician. He is an endorsing artist for Yamaha Instruments, and is currently Professor of Trumpet for the

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at the

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History

Craig Morris was born in 1968 in Texas. He received much musical influence from his father, a local band director and

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player. After high school he attended the

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and received his Bachelor of Music. In 1991 he received a Master of Music from the

San Francisco Conservatory The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is a private music conservatory in San Francisco, California. As of 2021, it had 480 students. History The San Francisco Conservatory of Music was founded in 1917 by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodg ...

Career

Craig Morris was a member of the Pinnacle Brass Quintet from 1991–1994, as well as a member of Dallas Brass. He obtained the position of Principal Trumpet in the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, Opera, and Ballet from 1994-1996. From 1999-2001 he was Associate Principal Trumpet for the San Francisco Symphony. With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Morris served as substitute Fourth/Utility Trumpet from March 1998 until April 1999, and from April 2001 until August 2003, he was Principal Trumpet. Morris also has appeared as a solo artist with the Austin Handel-Haydn Society, Diablo Symphony Orchestra, and the San Francisco Old & New Music Ensemble. Morris is currently the Professor of Trumpet at the University of Miami, Frost School of Music. Morris spends each August performing as Principal Trumpet at the

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, having been appointed by Music Director Marin Alsop in 2007. In 2011, Morris was awarded a trial for principal trumpet with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Major performances

*Soloist with the Chicago Symphony, playing Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 and Stravinsky's L’Histoire du Soldat. *Solo artist at the

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. *Performed the world premier of Thom Sleeper's ''Concerto for Trumpet''.Sleeper Trumpet Concerto
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* 1968 births Living people University of Miami faculty American classical trumpeters American male trumpeters University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts alumni San Francisco Conservatory of Music alumni 21st-century trumpeters Classical musicians from Texas Classical musicians from California 21st-century American male musicians {{US-trumpeter-stub