Adam Gordon

Senior Lecturer of Trumpet and Baroque Trumpet

Department(s)

Early Music, Instrumental Studies, Brass

Contact Information

Adam Gordon is a member of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Previously, he was principal trumpet of the Sacramento Symphony, Opera San Jose, the Monterey County Symphony, and the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Gordon has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, Opera, and Ballet orchestras. Overseas, he has performed with the Jerusalem Symphony and the National Orchestra of Mexico. In a review of his performance in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, the San Francisco Chronicle wrote: "Adam Gordon was a superb trumpet soloist, producing a crisp golden tone and negotiating the treacherously high lines without the slightest sign of strain." Gordon also performs with period instrument ensembles such as Texas Camerata (Dallas-Fort Worth) and Mercury Baroque (Houston).