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Kevin Cobb
Visiting Associate Professor of Trumpet Yale School of Music
Festival Artist Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
At YSM Since: 2019
As a teacher, I believe in a personalized approach; supporting the individual through his or her own unique and specific interests. A career in music today can take a variety of forms and I feel the program at Yale can support those looking for a traditional route, as well as those who wish to embark on a different path. I have been fortunate through my career in New York to have played with some of the most highly regarded artists in the classical, jazz, and pop/rock arena. I aim to be a teacher that can provide support for anyone regardless of their interest and background. For anyone who pursues instrumental study at this level, we must honestly assess the weaknesses in order to bring them up to the level of our strengths. This path requires patience and persistence, and my goal is to help each person in their own investigation so that it can not only serve the music, but clarify the reasons and motivation for their pursuit of a life in the arts.

Kevin Cobb

As a teacher, I believe in a personalized approach; supporting the individual through his or her own unique and specific interests. A career in music today can take a variety of forms and I feel the program at Yale can support those looking for a traditional route, as well as those who wish to embark on a different path. I have been fortunate through my career in New York to have played with some of the most highly regarded artists in the classical, jazz, and pop/rock arena. I aim to be a teacher that can provide support for anyone regardless of their interest and background. For anyone who pursues instrumental study at this level, we must honestly assess the weaknesses in order to bring them up to the level of our strengths. This path requires patience and persistence, and my goal is to help each person in their own investigation so that it can not only serve the music, but clarify the reasons and motivation for their pursuit of a life in the arts.

Kevin Cobb was born in Bowling Green, Ohio, and made his first solo appearance at age 15 with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. He joined the American Brass Quintet in 1998 and has since been an active performer with many of New York’s leading music organizations, including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and the New York City Ballet. Cobb has also performed with orchestras throughout the United States.

In addition to his solo recording One: American Music for Unaccompanied Trumpet (Summit Records) and those made with the American Brass Quintet, Cobb appears on recordings by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, and the Metropolitan Opera Brass. Cobb also holds teaching positions at The Juilliard School, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, the Aspen Music Festival and School, and the Colorado Summer Music Festival.

Performances
Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, American Composer’s Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Speculum Musicae, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra