Trumpet player Rebecca Steinberg can frequently be found in the pit of New York City’s many theater productions, performing alongside her brass quintet Calliope Brass, and teaching music both privately and in the classroom. Rebecca has held trumpet chairs in Tony winning Broadway musicals SUFFS and New York, New York. Other favorite musical appearances include Ragtime (City Center), Sound of Music (Papermill Playhouse), and Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Stage 42). Rebecca’s most passionate and impactful work is with Calliope Brass, an ensemble and nonprofit that prioritizes creativity, collaboration, and community. Rebecca won the 2018 Liz Swados Inspiration Grant, an annual award honoring influential female music educators in New York City, on behalf of Calliope Brass. Rebecca enjoys a variety of freelance work with other ensembles including Contemporaneous, TILT Brass, Metropolis Ensemble, and Talea Ensemble to name a few. In 2023, she performed the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s “Concertino for Trumpet and Orchestra” with The Chelsea Symphony. Additionally, Rebecca serves as a program head for Maestra Music’s First Takes program and is Director of Brass at the Dwight-Englewood School.
