Principal Trumpet of the San Diego Symphony, Calvin is currently performing as soloist for the motion pictures Spiderman 3, Die Hard 4, Invincible, Eight Below, Kicking and Screaming, Men of Honor, Miracle and Impostor and on soundtracks of such movies as King Kong, Charlie’s’ Angels, The Kid, Blade, Save the Last Dance, The Majestic, Kiss the Girls, Star Trek: First Contact, Ransom, Speed II, etc. and as solo trumpet for TV (Commander in Chief, Chicago Hope, Dr. Quinn, The Defenders, From Earth to the Moon, King of the Hill etc.). He is a much sought-after performer and teacher, performing as Principal Trumpet of the Pasadena Pops and Santa Barbara Symphony, is a frequent recitalist and clinician throughout the U.S.and has performed with such diverse artists as Luciano Pavarotti, Doc Severinsen, Celine Dion, Linda Ronstadt, Barbra Streisand, The Backstreet Boys and Andrea Bocelli. He was Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at San Diego State University from 1990-2005 and from 1996 to 2001 was also Professor of Trumpet at UCLA. He is Founder of the highly successful educational program Trumpetissimo-Brassissimo, dedicated to providing the highest level of brass instruction to participants of all ages and level of expertise. Calvin is the former Assistant Principal/2nd Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra and former Principal Trumpet of the RAI Symphony Orchestra of Turin, Italy. He has appeared as soloist with the RAI Symphony Orchestra of Turin (Italy), La Jolla Chamber Music Society’s “SummerFest”, Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Orchestra da Camera di Padova (Italy) to name a few, and was runner-up in the Concert Artist’s Guild Recital Competition in New York City. Calvin has performed for such conductors as Bernstein, Ormandy, Muti, Fruehbeck de Burgos, Leitner, Sinopoli, Schuller, Bertini and Temirkanov. He is a graduate of New England Conservatory of Music (M.Mus.), Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music (B.Mus.) and recipient of the Stanley Chapple Fellowship at Tanglewood.