Darryl White
Darryl White: Trumpet
FROM: Ohio
PERFORMS AT:
WED. AUG 7, OMA
7pm Gallery 1516
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL CONCERT
THURS. AUG 8, LNK
7pm Johnny Carson Center @UNL
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL CONCERT
FRI. AUG 9, OMA
7-10pm GENE LEAHY MALL
OMAHA SHOWCASE
SAT. AUG 10, LNK
5-8pm ANTELOPE PARK BANDSHELL
LINCOLN SHOWCASE
Darryl White’s performance experiences include a wide range of idioms. He has appeared as guest soloist with the Omaha Symphony, Lincoln Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Mesa Chamber Orchestra, Grand Junction Symphony, Lake Forest Chamber Orchestra and many other solo appearances across the nation. He has also appeared as guest soloist and clinician for several international festivals including the International Brass Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Montreux Jazz Festival, the International Women’s Brass Conference, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the Brandon Jazz Festival, the New Mexico Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival and Roaring Fork Jazz Festival in Aspen, Colorado as well as with college jazz bands and high schools across the continent.
A native of Warren, Ohio, White has been playing trumpet since the age of 10. Dr. White is currently Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to his position at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he also held positions at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado and University of Denver. White holds a BM degree from Youngstown State University, a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University and a DMA from the University of Colorado.
White can be heard on several recordings including performances with the Denver Brass, “Rhapsody in Red, White &Blue” on Centaur Records, 1997; and “America, The Golden Dream” on Delos International, 1996. He can also be heard on the Capri Record Label with jazz tenor saxophonist Keith Oxman on a 1997 release entitled “Out on a Whim and a 1999 release entitled “Hard Times”. White currently has three solo recordings released. The first is a 1999 release entitled, “Ancient Memories,” and a 2002 release entitled “In the Fullness of Time”. The 2002 release features several original compositions including “Lil I” featured on the PBS special “New Beginnings”.White released his first classical recording, “Resonance” (2007).
His most recent release, “The Serpent and the Dove” was released in 2020. A tribute and dedication to the injustice and struggles of 2020.