Since 1982, Barton Woomert has been the Associate Principal Trumpet with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and trumpet instructor at Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. Prior to moving to Toronto, Barton was Principal Trumpet with the Hamilton (Ontario) Philharmonic and the National Orchestra of Venezuela.

A native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he received his music degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Upon graduation from high school, he entered the United States Marine Band, the “President’s Own”, in Washington, D.C., and performed as soloist for four years in the White House.

In addition to performing in the symphony and teaching at the University of Toronto, Barton maintains a busy private trumpet studio and performs as an associate member of the True North Brass. He enjoys a variety of free-lance performance opportunities, and when time permits, he pursues a special interest in trumpet and organ repertoire. During the summer, he serves on the music faculties of the Interprovincial Music Camp and the Lancaster County Music Camp of Elizabethtown College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.