Jhoan García, trumpet

Jhoan García is a Colombian trumpet player based in Chicago. His career includes symphonic, chamber, and solo performance across the Americas and Europe. He has appeared with renowned ensembles including the Nashville Symphony, Sarasota Symphony, Omaha Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, and the Youth Orchestra of the Americas.

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He has worked under the baton of esteemed conductors such as Cristian Măcelaru, Andres Orozco-Estrada, Peter Oundjian, Carlos Miguel Prieto, and Giancarlo Guerrero. Jhoan served as Principal Trumpet of the Bogotá Symphony Orchestra from 2014 to 2018. His honors include first prize at the Eric Aubier National Trumpet Competition, first prize at the Orchestral Excerpts Competition in Colombia and participations in music festivals around the world such as Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Artosphere Music Festival, Campos do Jordão, Lerici Music Festival, among others. Additionally, he holds degrees from Universidad Distrital de Bogotá, Texas Christian University, University of Houston, and DePaul University. His major teachers include Esteban Batallán, Mark Hughes, and Jon Burgess. 

 

He is currently the Principal Trumpet with the Illinois Philharmonic, Second Trumpet with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, and collaborates with orchestras around great Chicago area.