Trumpet – Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Stuart Stephenson

Stuart Stephenson joined the DSO as Principal Trumpet in the 2022/23 season. Stephenson was the Principal Trumpet of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and has also been a guest musician with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra and the Kansas City Symphony.

Cody McClarty

Elmer Churampi

A native of Lima, Peru, Elmer Churampi began playing the trumpet when he was four years old with his father who is also a trumpet player that plays on street bands. Elmer was invited to be part of the National Youth Orchestra of Peru when he was seven years old and was a soloist three times with the National Symphony of Peru at the ages of 7, 8 and 9 performing Carnaval de Venecia, the Haydn Trumpet Concerto and the Arutunian Trumpet Concerto.

Ryan Anthony

Virtuoso trumpeter Ryan Anthony is noted for his varied career as soloist, educator, chamber musician and orchestral player. Having departed the world-renowned ensemble ‘Canadian Brass’ nearly ten years ago, Anthony quickly became one of the most sought after trumpet players in America both as soloist and an orchestral player.

Kevin Finamore

Kevin Finamore won the position of Second Trumpet in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2000. His responsibilities include rotating within the trumpet section and he can often be heard playing principal trumpet on both classics and pops concerts.

L. Russell Campbell

Russell Campbell, a native Texan, joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in September 2004 as Associate Principal trumpet, bringing him back to Texas after 14 years of work and study elsewhere. After completing undergraduate studies at the University of Houston with James Austin, Russell went on to study at The Juilliard School under Raymond Mase and Mark Gould.