Skip to Content Skip to Navigation
Join the email list!

Keith Gates: Music

Russ Plylar

Russ Plylar played in the orchestra in the premiere of Migle and the Bugs
Russ Plylar

Russ Plylar owns the Plylar Trumpet Academy with his wife, Deborah. He has taught at Arizona State University and Brevard Music Center. Plylar has been the Principal Trumpet and Music Director of the Southwest Brass for 32 years. He has extensive orchestral experience, having been the Principal Trumpet of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. He has also been a member of the Louisville Orchestra, the Aspen Festival Orchestra, and the Aspen Chamber Orchestra.