Trumpet

Douglas C. Carlsen

associate principal trumpet
Rudolph W. and Gladys Davis Miller Chair

Since joining the Minnesota Orchestra as associate principal trumpet in 1999, Douglas Carlsen has been featured in Sommerfest chamber performances of Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, Wilbye’s Three Madrigals for Trumpets and a brass sextet by Boehme, as well as in other concerts. In October 2008 he was soloist in performances of Copland’s Quiet City under the direction of Sarah Hicks.

Carlsen was previously principal trumpet with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Phoenix, Tucson and Santa Fe Symphonies as well as the Summit Brass, Banff Opera Orchestra, Albuquerque Chamber Orchestra and National Repertory Orchestra. Carlsen is a committed chamber musician and has participated in music festivals throughout Europe, Canada and the United States.

A native of Nebraska, Carlsen learned music from both of his parents and later studied with Steve Ericksen and Craig Bircher. He attended Arizona State University, where he was a student of David Hickman and Anthony Plog.

Carlsen has recorded Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets with David Hickman on the Summit Records label.