Thomas Stevens (trumpeter)

Thomas Stevens was appointed to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra[2] in 1965 by then music director, Zubin Mehta, who named him principal trumpet in 1972, a position he held until 2000.

The Los Angeles appointment was preceded by a stint in the U.S. Army as solo trumpeter with the West Point Band followed by a one year engagement with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Thomas Stevens's primary trumpet studies were with Lester Remsen and James Stamp in Los Angeles, and William Vacchiano in New York City.

As a teacher in his own right, Stevens has been a regular faculty member at the University of Southern California, CalArts, and the Music Academy of the West, and he has given master-classes and held residencies at leading institutions around the globe.

Following his retirement from the Los Angeles Philharmonic in December, 1999, Thomas Stevens has continued his activities on the international master class circuit, teaching in various U.S. and European venues, including repeat appointments to the faculties of the Lake Placid Institute, the Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale, TAW Bremen, Germany, and during the fall term of 2008, the California Institute of the Arts.