David Wharton D.M.A.

About David

Trumpeter David Wharton is an active performing artist and sought-after music educator whose work spans the orchestral, contemporary, baroque, jazz, and solo repertoire. As Instructor of Trumpet at the Interlochen Arts Academy, he continues a distinguished career dedicated to performance and teaching at the highest level.

As a performer, Wharton has been a member of the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, Wyoming Symphony, and the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Billings Symphony, Colorado Bach Ensemble, Colorado Symphony, Alabama Symphony, New Haven Symphony, and the Riverside Symphony, among many others. Wharton is currently performing with the Traverse City Philharmonic and Interlochen Brass Trio.

In the chamber music world, he has appeared with the contemporary ensemble Le Train Bleu, the Delphi Chamber Orchestra, Quiet City Brass, and Triton Brass Quintet. He was also a founding member of the award-winning Excalibur Brass Quintet.

Wharton is especially recognized for his artistry on the baroque trumpet. He has appeared as a soloist and ensemble member of the American Baroque, Indianapolis Baroque, Concert Royal, the Sebastians, the Connecticut Early Music Festival Orchestra, and Yale’s Schola Cantorum. Praised for his refined tone and expressive ornamentation, he won First Prize in the Baroque Division of the National Trumpet Competition in 2007.

An accomplished educator, Dr. Wharton has served on the faculties of the University of Wyoming, University of Rhode Island, Williams College, Bennington College, and the The Hartt School of Music Pre-College. Known for his engaging and inspiring teaching style, he has presented masterclasses and clinics throughout the United States, including appearances at the Oberlin Conservatory, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music, the North American Baroque Trumpet Competition and Conference, and the International Trumpet Guild Conference.