TRUMPET PLAYER

TRUMPET & FLUGELHORN PLAYER

A fellow trumpet player once asked me what a trumpet player and a pirate have in common. Answer: They both commit murder on the high Cs.

On that. . . note. . . over the last 35 years, I have played millions of notes. I am well-versed and comfortable in various genres, having played many different styles in many different settings over the years. I have performed with jazz bands, concert bands, orchestras, pit orchestras, small ensembles, marching bands, a rock band, a European concert tour, and as a soloist. I have played for churches, weddings, parades, musicals, military burials, private events, a pro football game, and even the neighbors (they didn't request it). If you're looking for a trumpet player for an event, contact me and tell me what you need. Put a sheet of music in front of me and, if it's playable, I will play it.

AUDIO & Video CLIPS OF TIM IN PERFORMANCE

The Godfather Waltz

Tim Shaffer soloing with the Northeast Ohio Jazz Orchestra

composed by Nino Rota (1911-1979)

O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair (Wareham)

A short clip of Tim Shaffer on trumpet, with organist Ruth Anderson & members of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir composer William Knapp (1698-1768)

At The Ballet (clip)

A short clip of Tim Shaffer playing trumpet in a production of "A Chorus Line"

vocals by Alex Marzullo

music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban

Canticle of Praise (This is the Feast)

Tim Shaffer on trumpet, with organist Ruth Anderson & members of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir

composer Richard Hillert (1923-2010)

Secrets (clip)

A clip of Tim Shaffer on trumpet, in a production of "The Addams Family"

featuring Jen Justice as Morticia

music & lyrics by Andrew Lippa

The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done (clip)

A short clip of Tim Shaffer on trumpet, with organist Ruth Anderson & members of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Choir

composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594)

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (clip)

A short clip of Tim Shaffer playing trumpet & soloing with the Northeast Ohio Jazz Orchestra

composed by Don Raye & Hughie Prince

Here's That Rainy Day (clip)

Clip of Tim Shaffer playing lead trumpet with the Northeast Ohio Jazz Orchestra

composed by Jimmy Van Heusen (1913-1990)

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF PERFORMING EXPERIENCE

Newsies
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Little Mermaid
Elf
Ragtime (two productions)
Beauty and the Beast
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Young Frankenstein
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
The Addams Family (two productions)
Sister Act
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (two productions)
Brigadoon
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Once Upon a Mattress
Oklahoma! (two productions)
Man of la Mancha (two productions)
Chagrin Valley Studio Orchestra (sub)
A Chorus Line
Fiddler on the Roof (three productions)
Sideshow
The Music Man (two productions)
Northeast Ohio Jazz Orchestra
The Christmas Song (Maranatha Bible Church Orchestra)
3:16 (Maranatha Bible Church Orchestra)
Christmas is Forever (Maranatha Bible Church Orchestra)
Miss Saigon
Chicago
Anything Goes (two productions)
Abby Normal & the Detroit Lean (rock band)
Handel’s Messiah (Medina County Chorus Orchestra)
South Pacific
College: Kent State University Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Flasher Brass, brass quintet
American Musical Ambassadors (European concert tour)
Exaltation Brass (Touring brass choir, principal trumpet)
Freelance trumpet player for community choirs, churches, weddings, & events
Ravenna First Church of the Nazarene (soloist)
Trumpet player for VFW military burials

Tim Shaffer