• Trumpet
• Second Trumpet

Oregon native Michael Hankins is an active freelance trumpet player in the northwest. As well as being a member of the Eugene Symphony, he is the Principal Trumpet of the Columbia Symphony. He has performed with virtually all of the orchestras in the Portland area, oftentimes as Principal Trumpet. Orchestras including the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Astoria Music Festival as a featured soloist, Portland Chamber Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Newport Symphony, Portland Symphonic Choir Orchestra, The Big Horn Brass and one of his favorites, the always inspiring Oregon East Symphony in Pendleton, Oregon where he is Assistant Principal Trumpet. He has also played abroad in the UK, Austria, Mexico and the Bahamas. When asked to name some highlights he cited doing some personal preparation for a performance of Mahler’s 5th Symphony as Principal Trumpet in the 11th century church of St Edwards in the northern Cotswalds outside of London, and an electrified performance with Itzhak Perlman and the Eugene Symphony. When not on the symphony stage he can be seen virtually anywhere there is need for a trumpet. Active in the big band community he is a member of the Portland Jazz Orchestra, Lily Wilde Orchestra, Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, and has been a member of the Carlton Jackson/Dave Mills Big Band, Art Abrams, Rob Scheps Big Band and many others. He also enjoys keeping his feet in northwest clubs playing with such groups as The Bobby Torres Ensemble, Soul Vaccination, Five Guys Named Mo, The Essentials and countless others. He has also been seen with local super band, Pink Martini and featured on numerous recordings with these groups and others. When not performing Michael is an active teacher and clinician. He very much enjoys passing on what he has learned from his highly respected teachers including Dave Bamonte, George Recker, Rich Cooper to name a few, to his many talented students.