Caster Teoh
| Associate Conductor
Caster J. Teoh hails from Malaysia. Caster was appointed Principal Trumpet with Dream Orchestra of Los Angeles since 2015 and has just released his solo debut recording album with Dream Orchestra of Los Angeles in 2018. Aside from being an orchestra musician, Caster also has been serving as associate conductor at Young Artists Orchestra of LA and had served as Music Director/ Conductor of the Youth Symphony West for 7 years. Caster has been performing with many professional ensembles, including the Malaysian Philharmonic, Brazilian Symphony, Kumamoto International Orchestra, Quad City Symphony, Cedar Rapids Opera, National Symphony of Malaysia etc. under numerous conductors and artists, such as Kees Bakel, Michael Tilson Thomas, Marin Alsop, Kurt Mazur, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, etc. During the summers, he has performed in countries, including Brazil, Italy, Japan, Korea, Belgium, Taiwan, Australia, Canada, etc.
A doctorate graduate from the USC Thornton School of Music, Caster was inducted as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society in 2007 and 2013. While at school, he was also a Fulbright scholarship student and has been awarded 2013 outstanding Brass Chamber Music award. For the past summers, Caster has been performing in many world-class music festivals, including the International Winter Music Festival in Brazil, Alba music festival in Italy, etc. His primary trumpet teachers include Andrew Balio, Boyde Hood, David Greenhoe, John Bourque and William Theis. With the understanding of the mission statement behind HOLA program, it is such an honor for Caster to be part of the team to serve and give back to our community.