Featured Artist

Chris Castellanos

A native of Las Vegas, NV, Chris Castellanos has enjoyed prosperous and eclectic musical career. Upon joining the Las Vegas Philharmonic at the age of 18, Chris quickly established himself as a top call freelancer on the Las Vegas Strip, playing 1700 shows over a 6-year run of Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular, as well as backing countless headliners on the Las Vegas Strip - most notably: Placido Domingo, Pavarotti, Frank Sinatra Jr., Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Peter Cetera, Weird Al Yankovic, Yes, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Ricky Martin, Journey, David Foster and Andrea Bocelli.

In late 2003, Chris found his passion as a chamber musician after joining the Dallas Brass for a 6-year tenure touring the U.S. and abroad. In 2009 Chris joined the prestigious Boston Brass as Hornist, Arranger and Co-Owner, with whom he presently tours the world with over 180 days per year. In addition to his duties with the Boston Brass, Chris is a very active soloist and is dedicated to the promotion of new, unique music for the horn. Most recently, Chris recorded the premiere of Tony Labounty’s “Prophecy” for horn with the UNLV Wind Orchestra under Klavier records to high acclaim and rave reviews. To quote Fanfare Magazine “How Castellanos has any lip left at the end is beyond me, by quite some way, this is the best horn playing I have heard in years”.

As an educator, Chris has covered every state in the US as well as 36 countries. Clinics and masterclasses include The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, The Sibelius Academy (Finland), The Bruckner Academy of Music (Austria), Yong Siew Toh Conservatory (Singapore), Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, The Royal Academy of Music (London), The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and many more. Additionally, Chris serves on the International Artist Advisory Council for Mahidol University's College of Music in Thailand.

Chris is proud to serve as a performing artist for the Yamaha Music Corporation, giving clinics, concerts and masterclasses worldwide. He currently resides in Utah where he enjoys spending his time with his wife and two children.