David perkins,
Principal
David Perkins, Principal Trumpet, joined the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra serving as Principal Trumpet in November 2025. He has performed with the Louisiana Philharmonic, Rapides Symphony, and Acadiana Symphony, Opéra Louisiane and West Virgina Symphony Orchestra. David holds a Master of Music from the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford (CT) and Bachelor of Music from Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory of Music (OH). His principal teachers have included David Gedris, Gary Davis, Jack Brndiar, Jack Sutte, Kevin Cobb, Jay Lichtmann and Tom Hooten.