Scott Ostrander is a classical trumpeter, private lesson instructor, and composer of concert and art music. He performs independently with various musicians and organizations throughout the greater Chicago area. When teaching, it is his primary goal to educate a student on the concepts of music and then translate their learning experiences into a love and enjoyment of music.
Recent performances of his compositions include a commissioned set of songs for a production of Twelfth Night by Shakespeare and incidental piano music performed alongside the chilling play Solitaire by Robert Anderson. His latest work for concert band, Child of God, was premiered by the Concordia Lutheran H.S. Symphonic Band of Fort Wayne, IN. His varied catalog includes works for wind ensemble, the theater, and various solo and chamber ensembles.
A former member of the National Collegiate Wind Ensemble, he performed in New York at Carnegie Hall alongside some of the best college musicians in 2008. In May of 2009, he traveled internationally to China with the Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony. While a student at Concordia, he studied trumpet performance with John Burson and Composition with Dr. Jonathan Stahlke. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2009.
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