Steven Franklin trumpet concert at Glencairn Museum Sunday, 9/30

Steven Franklin, recent graduate of Curtis Institute of Music, returns to Glencairn Museum’s Great Hall on Sunday, September 30, after his acclaimed trumpet performance in last December’s Christmas Sing concert.

Mr. Franklin will be accompanied by Philadelphia-based pianist David Hughes. Doors open at 2:30 for the 3:00pm concert. 1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn 19009

Admission is $20, $15 Basic Museum members/seniors/students, free for Gold and Patron Museum members; advance tickets available through Thursday, September 27, at 267.502.2990 or at the Museum, and at the event from 2:30pm. Seating is limited.

The Chicago-born trumpet player is a first-year Trumpet Fellow at the New World Symphony. He performs as a soloist, orchestral trumpet player and pianist, and also works regularly as a composer. He was Principal Trumpet of the Hawai'i Symphony for a half season before joining the New World Symphony. He also plays regularly with the Rochester Philharmonic and the Lake Placid Sinfonietta.

Mr. Franklin earned his bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music studying with David Bilger. He attended the National Orchestral Institute in 2015, performing and recording as Principal Trumpet on Copland's Appalachian Spring (Naxos Records). As a soloist, he has won first prize in numerous competitions, including the Roger Voisin Memorial Trumpet Competition, the International Trumpet Guild Solo Competition and the National Trumpet Competition. He has performed as soloist with the Ocean City Pops and Masterworks Festival Orchestra, among others. The Philadelphia Inquirer has said, “You couldn’t hope to hear a more correct and pristine trumpet solo than the one turned in by Steven Franklin.”

In addition to his career as a trumpet player, Mr. Franklin is an emerging composer. He was recently commissioned by the American Brass Quintet, Lake Placid Sinfonietta and members of the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Boston Symphony. In 2015 the Curtis Trumpet Ensemble took first prize at the National Trumpet Competition playing Mr. Franklin’s own Trumpet Sextet No. 2. His post-romantic style “looks back longingly to the abiding tonal sensibilities of Richard Strauss.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)