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Adolph Herseth is one of a kind, a true master recognized for his brilliant
musicianship by his colleagues and audiences the world over. The New
York Times has called him “quite possibly the most dazzling player on his
instrument in the world today.”
Mr. Herseth started out to become a teacher, but gravitated to music as a
career while he was in the armed forces. A native of Minnesota, he earned a
degree at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and taught at a number of univer-sities.
During World War II, he served as a bandsman at the pre-flight school
in Iowa and at the U.S. Navy School of Music. He ended his military service
with the Commander of the Philippine Sea Frontier in the South Pacific.
Mr. Herseth was appointed principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1948, immediately
after graduation from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Since then he has made numer-ous
solo appearances with the Chicago Symphony and with the CSO Brass Ensemble. He holds Doctor of
Music (honoris causa) degrees from DePaul University, Luther College, the New England Conservatory of
Music, Rosary College and Valparaiso University. He was accorded a singular honor several years ago
when the principal trumpet chair, that he has occupied for more than four decades, was named after him.
He received the Living Art of Music Symphonic Musician Award in 1994 and was honored as
Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America in 1996.
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