George Chase

e-mail: gcchase@uh.edu
office: MSM 345
office phone: (713)743-3009
address: 120 School of Music Bldg, Houston, TX 77204-4017

A native of upstate New York, George Chase attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While living in Philadelphia, he performed with the Philadelphia Opera, the Harrisburg Symphony, and the Philadelphia Brassworks. During the summers, he performed with the Berkshire Opera. Following his graduation, Mr. Chase moved to Houston to attend Rice University. After his graduation from Rice, he joined the Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico in Toluca, Mexico as associate principal trumpet. Upon his return to the U.S., he began performing with area groups such as the Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, Opera in the Heights, Houston Bach Society, Houston Chamber Orchestra, Theater Under the Stars, the Houston Ballet, and the Houston Baptist University Faculty Brass Quintet.

Mr. Chase serves as an Affiliate Artist at the University of Houston Moores School of Music, where he teaches and performs in the Moores Brass Quintet. Mr. Chase also performs with the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, and teaches and performs at the American Festival for the Arts. Mr. Chase serves on the Curtis Alumni Council, the Advisory Board for the Houston Youth Symphony, and the Executive Board for the Houston Professional Musicians Association.