Casey Reeve, a native of Portland, OR, USA, grew up with music in the home. The youngest of five children, he often heard his siblings banging away at the piano. His mother, an accomplished singer in her own right, would practice Verdi, Mozart and Rossini arias throughout the day. But singing and Piano didn’t interest the young Casey too much. His oldest brother had an old trumpet in the closet and when Casey eventually discovered it, he knew he had found his instrument.
Mr. Reeve began formally studying the trumpet at age 9 with Mr. Fred Sautter, now retired Principal Trumpet of the Oregon Symphony who had also served as Principal Trumpet of Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg. During his studies with Mr. Sautter, Casey received a full scholarship to study at the prestigious Boston University Tanglewood Institute in the summer of 2004. Later, he continued his studies with the famed, now retired, Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony, Mr. Charles Schlueter. At New England Conservatory, Mr. Reeve was actively involved in chamber music, orchestral music, and solo works, forming such ensembles as Nova Brass Quintet, winner of the CPP Fellowship, 2009-2010. In the Boston community, Casey played regularly with the Epic Brass Quintet and was a member of the New England Philharmonic. He also served as trumpeter for Son de America from 2007-2010, recording two CD’s with the group.
Upon arriving in Cologne, Germany in the fall of 2010, Mr. Reeve quickly established himself as a leading trumpeter in the area, frequently performing with such orchestras as the Beethoven Orchestra, Camerata Louis Spohr and Gürzenich Orchestra. In the Spring of 2013, Casey received his Master of Music, studying with Professor Urban Agnas, from the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
In the fall of 2013, Mr. Reeve started studying Baroque trumpet with Professor Friedemann Immer. In December 2013, he was the winner of the Musikförderpreis des Lions-Club Köln-Colonia, playing on Baroque trumpet. Since 2013 he can be seen performing with Barockorchestern such as Consortium Musica Sacra Köln, Harmonie Universelle, Hamburger Barockorchester, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Cappella Confluentes, Ensemble Festa d’Orecchi, Accademia Filarmonica Köln, Concerto Farinelli, Ensemble La Visione, das Europäisches Barockorchester Le Chardon, und Il Sole, unter anderen. He is an avid lover of Baroque music and historical performance practice.
Casey Reeve also serves as Principal Trumpet of Camerata Louis Spohr, where he can be heard playing a wide range of repertoire ranging from classical Oratorios to Musicals. Since 2016 Mr. Reeve plays regularly with Klassische Philharmonie Bonn. He is a founding member of Navus Brass and is currently on faculty at the Städtische Musikschule Hamm and the Musikschule der Stadt Sprockhövel.