Bill Owens is currently the associate principal trumpet with the West Point Band. After receiving his bachelor's degree from the Juilliard School in 2005, Bill moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a freelance chamber and orchestral musician. He quickly established himself by performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the San Diego Symphony, and the Santa Barbara Symphony, as well as numerous other Southern California orchestras. For six years, he was a member of the national touring ensemble, Presidio Brass. In addition to regular performances with the West Point Band, Bill performs brass quintet recitals with the Collective Brass with whom he has recorded three albums. His newest project is a collaboration with piano soloist Yalin Chi. Their duo performs recitals in the tristate area and have recently released an album of French songs.