Teacher Profile: Chase Collins

About Chase Collins

Chase Collins excels as a Professor, Conductor and Musician. With expertise in various musical instruments and styles, Chase has made significant contributions to acclaimed productions, ranging from conducting "Cinderella" to being the lead trumpet for Bud Light and the Seattle Seahawks. Additionally, he founded a jazz band that performed at multiple private events for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and helped establish The Crumbles, a new group dedicated to early music.

Chase has a diverse musical skill set, proficient in: conducting, trumpet, various flutes (Baroque, Renaissance, Irish, Classical, Modern, and Piccolo), and traditional Renaissance instruments (crumhorn, cornamuse, and recorder). He also plays the cittern, mandolin family (mandolin, octave mandolin, bouzouki), and showcases their vocal talents in baritone and bass ranges. Additionally, they are adept at percussion, guitar, and piano, rounding out their musical repertoire with a wide array of instruments.