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Scott Macomber

Scott Macomber

scottmacomber@comcast.net
Room 203, 230
Music Building

Teaching Schedule
TH 11 am–12 pm, 12–6 pm

Trumpeter Scott Macomber is principal trumpet of the Napa Valley Symphony, as well as second trumpet of the Santa Rosa Symphony and the Sacramento Philharmonic. Macomber has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, the San Jose Symphony, and the Bay Brass. An avid performer of contemporary music, he has performed in over 25 world premieres of solo, chamber, and orchestral music. He holds degrees from Northwestern University, where he studied with Vincent Cichowicz, and from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied with David Burkhart.

Macomber is an active chamber musician, recitalist, and soloist. He has performed with the Empyrean Ensemble, the Sacramento Chamber Music Society, the Worn Ensemble, and the Parallel Ensemble. In 1998 he co-founded the San Francisco Brass Company, a brass quintet devoted to performing an eclectic array of music from many genres. As principal trumpet of the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra, Macomber has appeared as a soloist on many occasions. He is on faculty with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division, UC Davis, and San Francisco State University.