Formerly Principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra, Tim Morrison (pictured) now pursues a career as a solo and studio musician. Tim Morrison's career as an orchestral soloist, recording artist, and master teacher spans over two decades. As an orchestral soloist, Mr. Morrison inspires audiences with his singing, lyric sound and purity of tone. He has appeared with orchestras around the world, including the Orquestra Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico, the Albany Symphony, the Caracas Philharmonic, the New Hampshire Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Classical Orchestra. At the invitation of Seiji Ozawa, he was featured with the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo and Ozawa's famed Saito Kinen Orchestra. Mr. Morrison was also a member of the acclaimed Empire Brass.

Tim Morrison is a favorite soloist of Pops Conductor Laureate John Williams. This appreciation has led Williams and other noted film composers to write specifically for Mr. Morrison in their scores. Mr. Morrison has been featured on the soundtracks of such films as Nixon, Apollo 13, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Patriot, Amistad, and Saving Private Ryan. He made his European debut performing John William's Trumpet Concerto with the Rotterdam Philharmonic.

Mr. Morrison is also in demand as a clinician, having been invited to work with students in Japan, Spain, Venezuela, Canada, Switzerland, and the U.S.

A native of Oregon, Mr. Morrison began his studies with former principal trumpet of the Oregon Symphony, Fred Sautter. He is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, where he was a pupil of former Boston Symphony principal trumpeters Roger Voisin and Armando Ghitalla. He is heard frequently in recital, has served on the faculties of Boston University and Boston Conservatory, and most recently was on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music, where he was the recipient of an Outstanding Alumnus Award.

For Concerto Gaucho, Mr. Morrison collaborated with composer Kevin Walczyk to write something atypical in the trumpet-concerto genre, specifically for the B-flat trumpet. The South-American influence - a favorite of Mr. Morrison's, was agreed upon. Mr. Morrison also asked for long, lyrical passages that are his trademark.