Robert Cannon
Part-time Assistant Professor of Applied Music
Areas of expertise
TrumpetRobert Cannon, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, is an active professional trumpet player
in the Austin,Texas area. He currently is Principal Trumpet with the Austin Symphony as
well as the Austin Lyric Opera Orchestra, performs with the Pinnacle Brass and does a
great deal of freelance work. He has also performed with the San Antonio Symphony
and the Louisville Orchestra among others. His playing can be heard on such feature
films as "Spy Kids 2", "The Alamo", and the IMAX film "Ride Around the World".
He maintains a very busy private trumpet teaching studio and is an adjunct instructor at
Southwestern University. He has also taught trumpet at the University of Texas at Austin,
Texas Lutheran University and Texas State University.
Dr. Cannon holds music degrees from the University of Louisville where he studied the
trumpet with Leon Rapier, the University of Southern Mississippi studying with Michael
Tunnell, and the University of Texas at Austin where he earned a Doctor of Musical Arts
degree in trumpet, studying with Raymond Crisara of the NBC Symphony. He has also
studied trumpet privately with Richard Giangiulio of the Dallas Symphony, James Wilt of
the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Craig Morris of the Chicago Symphony. Delbert
Hoon of Louisville, gave him his start with trumpet lessons in high school.
His hobbies include golf, tennis, running and watching his sons perform in their school
bands.
Education
D.M.A. Trumpet Performance, University of Texas at Austin 1989
M.M. Trumpet Performance, University of Southern Mississippi 1982
B.M. Trumpet Perfromance, B.M. Music Education, University of Louisville 1980
Positions
Principal Trumpet
Austin Symphony Orchestra
September 01, 2004 - present
Principal Trumpet
Austin Lyric Opera
September 01, 1985 - present
Professional Work
Austin Symphony Concerts -
Sept. 10 and 11 The Long Center
Ballet Austin Performances -
Sept. 24,25,26
