Joseph Foley

Joseph Damian Foley is a native of Concord, New Hampshire. He attended Boston University as a Trustee Scholar, where he studied trumpet with Roger Voisin, Rolf Smedvig, and Peter Chapman, and composition with Samuel Headrick. He received both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from that institution, and was twice given the award for "Outstanding Brass Player." He also studied with Arnold Jacobs, Bob McCoy, and Vince Penzerella.

As an orchestral musician, Mr. Foley has played 1st trumpet with the Boston Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the Royal Ballet of London, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. He has served as Principal trumpet of the Rhode Island Philharmonic since 1990. He has also performed with the Boston Philharmonic, the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the New Hampshire Symphony, Opera Boston, the Springfield Symphony, and the All-American College Orchestra at EPCOT Center.

As a chamber musician, he has performed with the Atlantic Brass Quintet, Empire Brass, Burning River Brass, ALEA III, Boston Musica Viva, and at the Marlborough Music Festival and the Newport Chamber Music Festival.

Mr. Foley is the recipient of Grand Prizes at six major chamber music competitions: The Coleman Chamber Music Competition, the Carmel (CA) Chamber Music Competition, the Shoreline (CT) Chamber Music Competition, the Summit Brass International Chamber Music Competition, the Rafael Mendez (MD) Chamber Music Competition, and the International Brass Quintet Competition of Narbonne, France.

As a soloist, he has appeared with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Boston Classical Orchestra, the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Ocean State Chamber Orchestra, and the contemporary music ensemble ALEA III.

Mr. Foley is an Assistant Professor of Music at Rhode Island College, and serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and Boston University.