Dr. Gustavo Camacho is Associate Professor of Horn and Brass Area Coordinator at Western Washington University. He previously served as Instructor of Horn and Chamber Music at the Interlochen Arts Academy and Summer Arts Camp for four years. He also performed as Principal Horn of the Phoenix Opera for three years while performing regularly with The Phoenix Symphony and serving on the brass faculty at the Arizona School for the Arts. An active soloist and clinician, Gustavo has been a featured concerto soloist with the Skagit Symphony, Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Whatcom Wind Ensemble, WWU Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra as well as the Interlochen Arts Academy Band. He has also presented numerous masterclasses and performances at conferences, festivals and institutions in the U.S., Canada, Cuba, China and Luxembourg.
Gustavo has a particular interest in chamber music, and his chamber philosophies stem from extensive music study with the Empire Brass Quintet founding member Sam Pilafian. He continues to make chamber music a central focus of his creative activity, most notably with WWU faculty wind quintet "Fifth Inversion" and WWU faculty brass trio "Trinsic Brass". Gustavo holds a Bachelor of Music from New Mexico State University as well as a Master of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts in horn performance from Arizona State University. Gustavo has performed exclusively on his trusty and faithful Yamaha 867 since 1999.
