#101: Stuart Stephenson

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Stuart Stephenson joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as Principal Trumpet at the beginning of the 2013-14 season. He has also been a guest musician with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, and the Kansas City Symphony.

Stuart is on faculty at the Aspen Music Festival and School and has performed at the Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Grand Teton Music Festival, and Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego. He is also on faculty at Emory University and Georgia State University in addition to maintaining a private teaching studio.

Stuart holds a bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School and a master’s degree from Northwestern University. Stephenson’s notable teachers include Barbara Butler, Charlie Geyer, Chris Martin, Tom Rolfs, Tom Cupples, Adel Sanchez, Raymond Mase, and Mark Gould.