Ben Hunter - Sales Associate
Ben Hunter grew up in Mission Viejo and is now living in Costa Mesa with his wife Allison. Ben started playing trumpet in 5th grade and has loved it ever since. He attended Capistrano Valley High School and learned a lot from the director of instrumental music at the time, Andy Waldukat. During high school, Ben played in the concert band, wind ensemble, marching band, jazz band, brass quintet, musical pit orchestra, the combined symphony orchestra and even sang baritone in the school’s Camerata his senior year.
After high school Ben taught as a music coach at Capo for three years and helped with the marching band, concert band and wind ensemble. Ben began his college education at Saddleback College and played in the wind ensemble, symphony orchestra and jazz combos. Ben began to study trumpet privately with Rich Chasin. He has now transferred to Concordia University in Irvine and is still studying trumpet with Rich Chasin. Ben has been the principal trumpet in the school’s Wind Orchestra and Sinfonietta for two years while also playing in the Concordia Trumpet Ensemble and Concordia Brass Ensemble. Ben is student leader of the Concordia Jazz Combo, tenor section leader and Vice President of the Concordia Choir and he has also participated in Chapel Bells (One of Concordia’s Handbell Ensembles). Ben is graduating from Concordia University this May with a Bachelors in Arts with double emphasis in Music Education and Trumpet Performance.
Ben began working as a sales associate with Bertrand’s Music in November of 2011. Ben is currently still working with Bertrand’s Music and is teaching trumpet privately with Bertrand’s Music as well