Aidan Peterson is a 19-year-old classical and jazz trumpeter from Ardmore, PA. He began his trumpet studies at age five and also plays the cello. In the eighth grade, he was accepted into Juilliard’s Pre-College Division as a classical trumpet student and studied with Kevin Cobb and David Krauss. He’s currently a Juilliard School classical trumpet major studying under Raymond Mase and expects to graduate in 2028.
In April 2024, he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in a side-by-side concert with the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra. In August 2024 he made his Carnegie Hall debut as part of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. In November 2024, he made his Kennedy Center debut as part of the “Sounds of Us” festival where he performed twelve new works written for brass alongside musicians of the MET Opera Orchestra.
Peterson is most recognized for how he uses his musical gifts to serve the veteran community. Since 2015 he has been a member of Bugles Across America as well as Youth Trumpet and Taps Corps, where he volunteers to sound live Taps at military funerals and events. To date, he has completed over 600 military assignments and has received dozens of awards, including nine President’s Volunteer Service Awards.