Charles Schlueter

Charles Schlueter, born in Du Quoin, Illinois,[1] is the retired principal trumpeter of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

In 2001, he founded The Charles Schlueter Foundation, a non-profit organization "to encourage communication among brass players and to advance the level of performance, teaching and literature associated with brass instruments".

[1] Schlueter was one of the main focal points of Carl Vigeland's 1989 book In Concert: Onstage and Offstage with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which tells the story of the Symphony, its conductor Seiji Ozawa and the 1986-87 season.

[3][4] Schlueter retired from the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the conclusion of the Tanglewood 2006 Season.

Schlueter received the Honorary Award, the highest honor of the International Trumpet Guild, in 2007.