Larry Larson

Larry Larson has been the Principal Trumpet of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and the Canadian Chamber Ensemble since 1993. Larry is a graduate of DePaul University of Chicago and was a student of Adolph Herseth, renowned Principal Trumpet of the Chicago Symphony. As a soloist, Larry has been featured with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Orchestra London, and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, performing both Classical and Pops repertoire, and has been featured on CBC Radio in performances of trumpet concertos by Malcolm Forsyth, Johnny Cowell and R. Murray Schaffer. He recently gave the world premiere performances of Scott Good's "between the rooms: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra" with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Larry has also enjoyed an extensive freelance career that has had him performing with the Toronto Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Montréal Symphony and Detroit Symphony Orchestras.

In addition to solo performances of classical repertoire, Larry has developed eight critically-acclaimed Pop programmes for orchestra with conductor/trombonist David Martin that he has shared with KWS audiences. Larry is also much in demand by Toronto recording studios for his work on motion picture soundtracks and commercial jingles. You can hear him every night, in fact, trumpeting in the CTV News with Lloyd Robertson. He has had the great pleasure to work in back-up orchestras for Diana Krall, Brian Wilson, Jann Arden, Holly Cole, Anne Murray, Dennis DeYoung, Roger Hodgson, and Yes.

After a dormancy of about 20 years, and with great encouragement from pianist and composer Glenn Buhr, Larry has enjoyed re-awakening the sleeping giant that was his jazz playing, performing in various venues in Kitchener-Waterloo - and loving every minute of it.

Larry is extremely proud to be a member of the faculty of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, passing along his knowledge and experience to the next generation of orchestral trumpet players. And yes, you've probably seen Larry at the Stratford Festival each summer for the past several years, fanfaring patrons into the Festival Theatre or performing in the pit for the musicals. Performances at the Elora Festival and the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival round out his summer playing.