BRUCE HOPKINS (Trumpet) is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music (M.Music) and Boston Conservatory of Music (B.Music).
Mr. Hopkins is presently Principal Trumpet with the Thayer Symphony Orchestra and the Symphonic Brass, He has often appeared as trumpet soloist with the Thayer Orchestra, the Fall River Symphony, the Central Massachusetts Symphony, the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Chamber Orchestra, the Ocean State Chamber Orchestra and the Forum Musicum Leipzig as well as appearing as soloist in Germany, England, Scotland and the United States.
In addition to being the Personnel Manager of the Thayer Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Hopkins is presently Trumpet Instructor at the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø (Worcester, MA) and has been the Director of the Assumption College Band (Worcester, MA) since 1987 and has conducted master classes worldwide. He is also Director of Music Performance Service, contracting and coordinating hundreds of performances each year.