Biography“This young man can do anything he wishes to do on his instrument." ~Ed Hoffman |
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A native of Hanover, Pennsylvania, Brent Flinchbaugh enjoys a versatile career as a trumpeter in the orchestral, chamber music, and soloist capacity. As an orchestral musician, Brent began substituting in the trumpet section of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and New World Symphony while in undergrad at Peabody. He has worked with conductors Yuri Temirkanov, Robert Spano, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gunter Herbig, Marin Alsop, Matthias Pintscher and Gustav Meier to name a few, and has performed in premieres by John Corgliano, Nicholas Maw, Robert Gandolfi, and Russell Nadel among others. Performances have taken him around the world including performances in concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Jinji Lake Concert Hall (Suzhou, China) Heinz Hall, the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, and the New World Center.
As a chamber musician, Brent has performed with the Lyric Brass Quintet and the Clipper City Brass at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, with the Peabody Wind Ensemble, and in residence at the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival. He can also be heard on Public Radio International’s “Sing in Exhalation: Carols from the Washington National Cathedral.”
In addition to frequent performances throughout the Mid-Atlantic region with ensembles such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Bach in Baltimore, the Handel Choir of Baltimore, and the Washington Opera Society, Brent has a large and successful private trumpet studio consisting of some of the finest young players in Maryland who consistently earn first chair positions in All-State ensembles. He has taught students who are now or have been scholarship-winning trumpet performance majors at Northwestern University, Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Shenandoah Conservatory, and University of Maryland.
Brent currently resides in Columbia, Maryland with his wife Shoshana. While not performing and teaching, he can be found on the golf course or driving range working on his ever-improving-but-still-not-good-enough game!
As a chamber musician, Brent has performed with the Lyric Brass Quintet and the Clipper City Brass at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, with the Peabody Wind Ensemble, and in residence at the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival. He can also be heard on Public Radio International’s “Sing in Exhalation: Carols from the Washington National Cathedral.”
In addition to frequent performances throughout the Mid-Atlantic region with ensembles such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Bach in Baltimore, the Handel Choir of Baltimore, and the Washington Opera Society, Brent has a large and successful private trumpet studio consisting of some of the finest young players in Maryland who consistently earn first chair positions in All-State ensembles. He has taught students who are now or have been scholarship-winning trumpet performance majors at Northwestern University, Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Shenandoah Conservatory, and University of Maryland.
Brent currently resides in Columbia, Maryland with his wife Shoshana. While not performing and teaching, he can be found on the golf course or driving range working on his ever-improving-but-still-not-good-enough game!
With the Baltimore Symphony after Bartok's "The Wooden Prince."
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With the Baltimore Symphony performing at New Shiloh Baptist Church.
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Testimonials
"Brent Flinchbaugh is one of the finest young professional trumpeters I have ever known. I've had the good fortune to hear him in solo recital, chamber ensembles, and as principal in large symphony orchestras - he is superb!"
~Chris Gekker, International Trumpet Soloist; Trumpet Professor, University of Maryland
“This young man can do anything he wishes to do on his instrument. Perhaps his strongest point is his ability to focus completely on the task at hand.... He has great enthusiasm for music in general and his interests include music theory and wind ensemble music as well as orchestral music.... From the perspective of a professional player, I find Brent to be a very capable and committed person. He remains interested in learning and is always pushing to reveal more of his musicality.”
~Ed Hoffman, Trumpet, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Professor, Peabody Conservatory of Music
“I first met Brent Flinchbaugh in New York City during March of 2009 when he was called on short notice to substitute for another trumpet player. After traveling from Baltimore, Brent nailed the fiendishly difficult trumpet part in the second (F major) Brandenburg Concerto. Brent has a magnificent, pure tone, coupled with a superb sense of rhythm, and he is an astute, intelligent, and extremely capable musician. Brent tends to grasp and understand the whole piece at hand in its proper context, rather than just his own part. He pays close attention to what other musicians in the orchestra are doing and senses the conductor’s intentions with great nuance. He has a fine ear for pitch, rhythm and orchestral detail, including articulation and historical authenticity to the degree that we can determine it. Brent is extremely well read and, like some of the greatest teachers, is always looking for insights and ways to convey his deep values and commitments. All in all, a superb musician and teacher."
~Mark Cavanaugh, Ph.D, Conductor
"I had the great pleasure recently of hearing the outstanding Clipper City Brass Quintet perform "Shadowcatcher", my concerto grosso for brass quintet and wind ensemble with the wonderful Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble under the inspired direction of Harlan Parker. The Clipper City BQ gave a great, powerful, dynamic and beautiful performance of my music. The individual members of this ensemble are extraordinary performers in their own right. Together they form a chamber ensemble with a golden, rich sonority, capable of both the most velvety lyricism, and the most riveting and thrilling virtuosity. If ever you have a chance to hear the Clipper City Brass Quintet, you will be rewarded with hearing some of the finest and most spectacular music-making anywhere!”
~Eric Ewazen, New York City, October, 2010; Composer, Professor, Juilliard School
~Chris Gekker, International Trumpet Soloist; Trumpet Professor, University of Maryland
“This young man can do anything he wishes to do on his instrument. Perhaps his strongest point is his ability to focus completely on the task at hand.... He has great enthusiasm for music in general and his interests include music theory and wind ensemble music as well as orchestral music.... From the perspective of a professional player, I find Brent to be a very capable and committed person. He remains interested in learning and is always pushing to reveal more of his musicality.”
~Ed Hoffman, Trumpet, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Professor, Peabody Conservatory of Music
“I first met Brent Flinchbaugh in New York City during March of 2009 when he was called on short notice to substitute for another trumpet player. After traveling from Baltimore, Brent nailed the fiendishly difficult trumpet part in the second (F major) Brandenburg Concerto. Brent has a magnificent, pure tone, coupled with a superb sense of rhythm, and he is an astute, intelligent, and extremely capable musician. Brent tends to grasp and understand the whole piece at hand in its proper context, rather than just his own part. He pays close attention to what other musicians in the orchestra are doing and senses the conductor’s intentions with great nuance. He has a fine ear for pitch, rhythm and orchestral detail, including articulation and historical authenticity to the degree that we can determine it. Brent is extremely well read and, like some of the greatest teachers, is always looking for insights and ways to convey his deep values and commitments. All in all, a superb musician and teacher."
~Mark Cavanaugh, Ph.D, Conductor
"I had the great pleasure recently of hearing the outstanding Clipper City Brass Quintet perform "Shadowcatcher", my concerto grosso for brass quintet and wind ensemble with the wonderful Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble under the inspired direction of Harlan Parker. The Clipper City BQ gave a great, powerful, dynamic and beautiful performance of my music. The individual members of this ensemble are extraordinary performers in their own right. Together they form a chamber ensemble with a golden, rich sonority, capable of both the most velvety lyricism, and the most riveting and thrilling virtuosity. If ever you have a chance to hear the Clipper City Brass Quintet, you will be rewarded with hearing some of the finest and most spectacular music-making anywhere!”
~Eric Ewazen, New York City, October, 2010; Composer, Professor, Juilliard School
