Former Baltimore Symphony Orchestra member Phil Snedecor has been a driving presence in the Baltimore, MD and Washington DC area for over 25 years. He is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Washington Symphonic Brass, the Contractor for the Opera/Show/Ballet Orchestra at Wolf Trap, and has written a series of brass etude books that are required repertoire at many colleges and conservatories. His arrangements and compositions have been performed throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. 

Phil attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and has held one year positions with the National Symphony, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and the Baltimore Opera. Mr. Snedecor has performed and toured throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.

Recently Mr. Snedecor has been in demand as a guest principal with the Pittsburgh Ballet Orchestra and the Louisville Orchestra, and as guest trumpeter for the Albany Symphony, Boston Pops and Boston Symphony.  He has recorded under the RCA, CBS, Gothic, Koss, and Summit labels. Phil’s solo CDs, The Lyrical Trumpet I and II are also available on the Summit Label. Phil is currently Professor of Trumpet at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford.

 Please visit his websites (www.wsbrass.com, www.philsnedecor.com and www.pasmusic.com)  for more information.

Bio coming soon.

Gino Villarreal is a native of Rio Grande City, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Prior to joining the US Coast Guard Band in October 2005, he served in the US Military Academy Band at West Point, New York. Gino has been a member of the Storm King Brass at West Point, NY; The Imperial Brass in Woodbridge, NJ; the Newburg Symphony in Newburg, NY; and the Waco Symphony in Waco, TX. He has also performed with many different ensembles including The Jazz Knights at West Point, NY; the Symphony of South East Texas in Beaumont, TX; the Dallas Wind Symphony; the Richardson Symphony; the East Texas Symphony in Tyler, TX; and has been a featured soloist with the US Military Academy Band and The Imperial Brass Band. His teachers include Raul Sosa Ornelas, Barry Hopper, Tom Booth, Wiff Rudd, Larry Black, and Robert Sullivan.