Robert Souza

Robert Souza teaches trumpet at the Community Music School of Webster University. In September of 2009, He became a staff musician at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis and performs there frequently. Robert is principal trumpet with Union Avenue Opera, a member of the American Kantorei Orchestra, The Metropolitan Orchestra of St. Louis, Compton Heights Concert Band, and Los Compadres Mariachi Band. He's a founding member of the Gateway Brass Quintet, leader of the JimDandys Dixieland Band and performs frequently with the Heartland Festival Orchestra in Peoria. A native of Massachusetts, Robert came to St. Louis in 1971 receiving his Bachelor of Music degree, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He also attended the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia for three years.