Rick Stout

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Rick Stout plays Second Trombone with The Cleveland Orchestra, as well as performing on the the bass trumpet and euphonium in the orchestra. Prior to joining Cleveland, Mr. Stout served as Second Trombone, and later as Principal Trombone, with the Jacksonville Symphony in Florida. While in Jacksonville, Mr. Stout founded the Atelier Ensemble, a chamber music group with a museum concert series, for which he served as the Artistic Coordinator. During the summers while with Jacksonville, Rick performed and taught at the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina. Other positions he has held include the Principal Trombone positions with the New Haven Symphony and the North Carolina Symphony. Mr. Stout performs frequently as a recitalist and chamber musician, and has made numerous concerto appearances with orchestras. Rick received his training at The Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Glenn Dodson, and is on the faculty of the Cleveland Institutue of Music.