Philip Collins

Principal trumpet with the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras since 1975, Philip Collins is a frequent soloist with the CSO, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and on various recital series. He has been a member of the Cleveland Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He toured North and South America as a member of Eastman Brass Quintet and recorded with Eastman Wind Ensemble. Publications include a trumpet studies book, In the Singing Style, and arrangements of sacred music for trumpet ensembles. He studied with Sydney Mear, Daniel Patrylak, Bernard Adelstein, Mel Broiles, William Vacchiano, Armando Ghitalla and Arnold Jacobs.