Eastman Showcase 2007
Christopher Martin (BM '97)
Brazen Talent
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s vaunted brass section has shone for many years in performances and recordings of music by Bruckner, Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Bartók, and many others. Much of that shine comes from the CSO’s trumpet section, three-fourths of which is Eastman-trained. Christopher Martin (BM ’97) was appointed CSO first trumpet in 2005, a position at the top of the orchestral trumpet world. Chris was formerly first trumpet of the Atlanta Symphony. Second trumpet John Hagstrom (BM ’87) joined the orchestra in 1996, and Tage Larsen was hired as fourth/utility trumpet in 2005. All three studied with former Eastman trumpet professors Charles Geyer and Barbara Butler.
You can read about Chris Martin and his life with the Chicago Symphony in a cover story interview in the September 2007 Instrumentalist.
 John Hagstrom (BM '87) |
 Tage Larsen |