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Burt Mason (New York, NY) is an associate musician with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Principal Trombone of the Chamber Orchestra of New York, and Trombone/Bass Trombone for Broadway’s Sunset Boulevard. He has performed as a guest artist with the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Brass, New Jersey Symphony, Utah Symphony, New York City Ballet, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, American Ballet Theater, and The Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center, among others. In 2018, he made his Carnegie Hall solo debut on alto trombone with the Chamber Orchestra of New York. Mr. Mason serves on faculty at The Juilliard School’s Prep Division and Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. He has appeared as a soloist across North America, the UK, Europe, and Australia.
He has performed under renowned conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, Kurt Masur, Alan Gilbert, Mstislav Rostropovich, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in world-class venues, including Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Royal Concertgebouw. A strong advocate for diversity in the arts, Mr. Mason is the founder and director of Ovation Concerts, promoting inclusion in orchestral music. He serves as Low Brass Instructor for the LA Philharmonic’s YOLA National Festival. He regularly performs with the Gateways Music Festival, Chineke! Orchestra, and other organizations advancing diversity in classical music.
Mr. Mason has recorded on major soundtracks, including A Dog’s Purpose (Amblin Entertainment), The Lion King (2019, Disney), Space Jam 2: A New Legacy (Warner Bros.), Salem’s Lot (Warner Bros.), Da 5 Bloods (Netflix), The Color Purple (Warner Bros.), and Haunted Mansion (Disney). Mason holds a BA in Music from the Crane School of Music, an MBA in Arts Administration from Binghamton University, and an MM in Orchestral Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. He is a Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician.