Ethan Bartley

Ethan Bartley, a Kansas City native, is a trumpet player with the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. He also plays second trumpet with the York Symphony Orchestra and is a member of the DC-based Apex Brass Quintet. Prior to joining the Navy Band in 2018,

Ethan was a freelance musician in Indianapolis. During that time, he was principal trumpet of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra and second trumpet with the Terre Haute and Columbus (Indiana) Symphonies. Ethan marched trumpet with the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps for four seasons and was a soloist and section leader for the 2011 and 2013 seasons. Ethan has also participated in the Eutiner Sommer Oper Festspiele, Hot Springs Summer Music Festival, and Menlo Summer Brass Institute. His other professional performing experiences include the Kansas City Symphony, Annapolis Symphony, New World Symphony and Richmond (Indiana) Symphony.

Ethan earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Performance at the University of Kansas and his Master of Music degree in Performance at Indiana University. His teachers include Steve Leisring, John Rommel, Scott Moore, and David Bilger. A devoted music educator, Ethan has worked with award winning band programs across Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Indiana and Virginia. He is active in the greater Washington DC area, clinicing area band programs as well as teaching sectionals and maintaining a busy private studio.