Susan Rider

Susan Rider, a trumpet player, resides in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area where she has an active career as a solo performer, orchestra, wind orchestra and chamber music. In the area, she has performed with many ensembles including the Annapolis Chorale and Chamber Orchestra, the Columbia Pro Cantare Festival Orchestra, the Alexandria Symphony, the Concert Artists of Baltimore, the Harrisburg Symphony, the Snark Ensemble and the Cathedral Choral Society Orchestra. She is also a member of the Stiletto Brass Quintet, the Monarch Brass and the “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, performing regularly at the White House, on national concert tours, and in concerts and ceremonies throughout D.C.

Susan has previously been a member of the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony, the Indiana Philharmonic in Columbus, the Owensboro Symphony, the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, the West Texas Symphony and the Lone Star brass quintet. She has also performed with the Evansville Philharmonic and the New World Symphony.

As a soloist, Susan has performed nationally and internationally with ensembles such as the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra, Hannaford Street Silver Brass Band (Canada), Volga Band (Russia), Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, The Louisville Winds, California State University Northridge Wind Ensemble, Fort Dodge Area Orchestra, The Purdue University Orchestra and The United States Marine Band. She has also performed as an ensemble member and soloist at major music conferences such as The Midwest Clinic, The International Women's Brass Conference and the International Trumpet Guild.

In addition to her performances, Susan has been involved in education, serving as an adjunct professor at Purdue and Shenandoah Universities, an associate instructor at Indiana University, and a trumpet/horn instructor for the Ector County Independent School District in Odessa, Texas. Her educational activities include masterclasses, clinics and in-person and virtual festivals, both nationally and internationally. She currently owns a private teaching studio in Northern Virginia and is a faculty member of the Indiana University Summer Music Clinic.

Susan completed her musical studies at the University of Northern Iowa (B.M.) and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (M.M. and D.M.). She is grateful to have studied with trumpet teachers and performers Keith Johnson, Randy Grabowski, Charles Gorham and Edmund Cord.

As a member of the Stiletto brass quintet, Susan can be heard on their recording Scarpe! She is also a B&S Trumpets performer.