Members

Derek Lockhart earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan, and continued his education at the Manhattan School of Music. He was a member of the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, touring South America, Israel, Monaco, and France, and was a founding member of New World Brass, with whom he recorded Ingolf Dahl's Music for Brass Instruments on the Argo label. Derek was a musical instructor and chamber music coach for the Empire Brass Quintet’s seminar at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in Massachusetts. He has performed as Principal Trumpet with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and as Assistant Principal Trumpet with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Derek performs with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra, and Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, and spends his summers playing with the Colorado Music Festival.

Equipment:
Bach Stradivarius Model 37 Bb trumpet
Bach Stradivarius C trumpet - 25H/229
Bach Stradivarius C trumpet - 229 Bell/Laskey Conversion
Yamaha YTR-9610 Eb/D tunable bell trumpet
Schilke P5-4 piccolo trumpet
Getzen Eterna flugelhorn