dave bender, principal trumpet

Dave Bender is a freelance trumpet player living in Eugene, Oregon. In addition to playing with Oregon Mozart Players, Dave performs regularly with the Eugene Symphony, the Girl Circus Orchestra, the Fighting Instruments of Karma, the new bohemians, and the Eugene Hard Bop Collective. He composes, arranges, orchestrates, leads bands, and records. He is the trumpet teacher at Lane Community College, the brass coach of the Eugene Springfield Youth Symphonies, and maintains his own studio of 20 trumpet students.