Riley Conley

Riley Conley joined the CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra as principal trumpet in 2022, and is the Instructor of Trumpet at Denison University. A native of Pennsylvania, he earned a Bachelor of Music degree at Baldwin Wallace University and a Master of Music degree at The Colburn School. His primary teachers are Jack Sutte and James Wilt. Mr. Conley has frequently performed throughout Ohio with the Akron Symphony, Canton Symphony, Youngstown Symphony, Firelands Symphony, Mansfield Symphony, Ashland Symphony, the Cincinnati Opera, and most recently made his international debut in Anguilla as principal trumpet with the World Doctors Orchestra. Summer engagements include performing with the Lake Tahoe Festival Orchestra, as well as fellowships at the Aspen Music Festival, the National Music Festival, the Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar, the Detroit Symphony Brass Institute, and the Cincinnati Symphony Brass Institute.