David Washburn is a Yamaha Performing Artist and is the principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
A much sought-after musician in Los Angeles, he also holds the position of associate principal trumpet of the LA Opera Orchestra and principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. He has also served as principal trumpet and soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
Active in the recording studios, David has numerous motion picture soundtracks to his credit. He played principal trumpet for Spider-Man: No Way Home, Buzz Lightyear, Rogue One, American Pickle, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Incredibles 2, Coco, A Quiet Place, Spider-Man: Homecoming, War for the Planet of the Apes, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Independence Day: Resurgence, Godzilla, The Amazing Spider-Man, Karate Kid, Avatar, The Legend of Zorro, Troy, A Beautiful Mind, Windtalkers, The Perfect Storm, Titanic and Deep Impact. He has also been a part of the John Williams trumpet section for over 20 years, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.
Currently, David is the instructor of trumpet at Biola University and Azusa Pacific University. He has held teaching positions at University of California - Irvine, Chapman University, Cal State University - Northridge, Cal State University - Long Beach, Redlands University, Idyllwild School of the Performing Arts and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.
He received his master of music, with distinction, from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and his bachelor of music from the Thornton Music School at the University of Southern California. His trumpet instructors have included Rob Roy McGregor, Robert Nagel, John Clyman and Joan LaRue. David has been a featured soloist with many different orchestras including the Los Angeles, St. Louis, Knox Galesburg, Hong Kong and California philharmonics; the Los Angeles, San Diego and South Bay chamber orchestras; the Berkeley, Burbank and Glendale symphonies; the New York String, University of California - Irvine and Pasadena Pops orchestras and the New York Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center, as well as at the Santa Fe, La Jolla, Music@Menlo chamber music Festivals and Beare’s Premiere Music Festival in Hong Kong.
David is looking forward to performing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto # 2 this season with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and will also be featured with the BIOLA wind ensemble
In the summer, David has performed with the Summerfest Chamber Music Festival in San Diego, Taipei Music Academic Festival in Taiwan, Orcas Chamber Music Festival in Orcas Island, Washington, Mostly Mozart Festival in San Diego and Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival in Menlo Park. David was also a part of the inaugural Chamber Music Festival at the Green Music Center in Sonoma, performing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 in 2015.
When David is not performing, his favorite pastime is boating with his children: Timothy, Samantha, Nicholas and Julia.
