Christopher O'Hara

Chris O’Harais an internationally renowned trumpet soloist, educator, and brass chamber music innovator (founding ensembles such as the Synergy Brass, Alliance Brass and Illumine trio). His playing is described as “virtuosic and impressive in every way” (Chicago Music Examiner), and “a treat beyond measure” (Arlington Advocate), and the International Trumpet Guild Journal hails him as a “true master of [the] instrument.” He has performed over 3,000 featured events covering 48 states and 13 countries across North America, Europe, Great Britain, and Asia. His performance schedule has taken him to notable venues such as the Ravinia Music Festival, the Tanglewood Music Festival, the Norfolk Music Festival, Italian Brass Week, and the Festival de Camara de Musica in Aquacalientes Mexico, the Nagoya Conservatory of Music, and Millennium Hall in Japan. Currently, he serves as Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Elmhurst University and Concordia University Chicago.