Grant Barker, originally from Orange Park, Florida, is currently the Second Trumpet of the Fayetteville Symphony. This will be his first season with the orchestra and has been a substitute for the orchestra in previous years. He is also a member of the Army Bands program and is stationed at Fort Liberty, NC in the 82nd Airborne Division Band. This will be his fifth year serving as Active Duty Army. Grant was the Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC the past two years. Grant has also performed locally with the Carolina Philharmonic and The Long Bay Symphony in South Carolina.

Grant has also performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Georgia Symphony Orchestra, and the Longmont Symphony Orchestra. He was an active member of the Golden Brass in Colorado performing in Oktoberfest shows, latin band shows, and recital series performances for a wide variety of audiences. He has performed as a semi-finalist for the solo and trumpet ensemble divisions of the National Trumpet Competition during his collegiate studies for three years. Grant received his Bachelor’s of Music from the Jacob’s School of Music at Indiana University in 2017 and his Master’s of Music at the University of Northern Colorado in 2019.