Teddy Mason received dual bachelor degrees from Rhode Island College in 2022 in trumpet performance and composition. He’s performed with some of the region’s most acclaimed community groups (The American Band, Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra, Apollo Ensemble), in some of the most historic venues (Symphony Hall, Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul), under the batons and tutelages of some of the best the area has to offer.

His list of mentors and teachers includes Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra performers Gene Crisafulli, Joe Foley, Greg Whitaker, Boston Symphony Orchestra performers Rich Kelley and Norman Bolter, composer Roger Cichy, and former Metropolitan Opera House trumpeter Jim Pandolfi.

He has had works of his performed on student recitals, college wind ensemble and orchestral concerts, and has even received a second place award from the national composition competition the American Prize in 2019 for his work, Sea of Clouds.