David Washburn

Active in the recording studios, David has numerous motion picture soundtracks to his credit. He played principal trumpet for Rogue One, American Pickle, Spiderman Far From Home, Incredibles 2, Coco, A Quiet Place, Spiderman Homecoming, War for the Planet of the Apes,  xXx The Return of Xander Cage, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Independence Day – Resurgence, Godzilla, The Amazing Spiderman, 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 a member of the faculty 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 Masters 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 Bear’sPremiere Music Festival in Hong Kong..

David is looking forward to performing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto # 2 this season with the Taipei Music Academic Festival and with the Beare’s Premiere Music Festival in Hong Kong, as well as with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society in December 2020. He will also be Performing the Hummel Trumpet Concerto with the University of Southern California Concert Band to honor Dr. Arthur Bartner’s 50^th year at the University.

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, WA, 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.