Ron McWilliams, Trumpets

Ron McWilliams was born in Freeport, Illinois, and received his BS in Music Education at the University of Illinois. Ron continued his education to receive an MM in Applied Music from Catholic University while he performed in The U.S. Army Band in Washington, D.C. Ron has taught music in the Fairfax County, Virginia, public schools and currently teaches instrumental music at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School in Palo Alto, California.

Ron has played in the Nova Vista Symphony, the Oratorio Society Orchestra, the San José Municipal Band, the Stanford University Orchestra, the Sunnyvale Community Theatre, and the San José Wind Symphony. Ron is a founding member of the Menlo Brass Quintet.

Email: rmcwilliams@menlobrass.com

Discography:

Equipment:

Bb trumpet - Bach Stradivarius Model 37
Mouthpiece - Monette B4S

D/Eb trumpet - Bach Stradivarius Model 304
Mouthpiece - Bob Reeves 42M

Bb Fluegelhorn - King Model 650
Mouthpiece - Bach 3C

Bb cornet - Bach Stradivarius Model 184G
Mouthpiece - Denis Wick 3

A/Bb piccolo trumpet - Selmer (Paris)
Mouthpiece - Bob Reeves 42M

Dan Hallock, Ron McWilliams, trumpets
Brian Holmes, horn
Barbara Sigler, trombone
Bob Lipton, tuba