Trumpet/Director - Darryl Bayer was one of the original members of the Texas Brass Ensemble when the formed in 1985 in Austin, Texas and become the director in 1990 moving the group to their new home in The Woodlands, TX. Mr. Bayer is principal trumpet of the Woodlands Symphony and actively freelances in the Houston area. He is band director for the Woodlands Christian Academy and trumpet teacher for the Tomball High School and Jr. High bands.

Major performances include solos with both the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops, and section employment by the Savannah, Charleston, Corpus Christi, Austin and Houston Symphonies. Pop stars Darryl has worked with include Destiny's Child, The O'Jays, Michael Bolton, The Temptations, Four Tops and has a gold record with Little Joe and La Familia.

Darryl Bayer studied at Boston University with Roger Voison along with all the members of the original Empire Brass and received his Masters Degree under the direction of James Austin from University of Houston. 

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