Troy Sargent

Troy Sargent is a Disneyland musician, freelance trumpet player and music educator located in Orange Country, California.

As an educator, Troy has had the opportunity to serve as a Brass Caption-Head, Trumpet Section Instructor, and Guest Artist at various high schools in the Greater Los Angeles Area including Fountain Valley High School, Edison High School, Eleanore Roosevelt High School, Marina High School, Portola High School, Troy High School, and La Quinta High School. Troy especially enjoys teaching students at the High School level and has helped his students nurture a lifelong passion for music.

As a performer, Troy currently serves as a member of the Disneyland Band and as the Co-Principal Trumpet of Synesthesia Sinfonietta. He has previously served as the Second Trumpet of the American Youth Symphony. As a freelancer, he has appeared in venues that include: the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Segerstrom Concert Hall, the Richard Nixon Library, L’église de la Madeleine, the Chateau de Chantilly, Bovard Auditorium, Royce Hall, The Gem Theatre, the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Meng Concert Hall, the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Ramo Recital Hall, the Clayes Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, The Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall, the Reno Jazz Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival, and at the Disneyland Resort as well as many other theaters, churches, and schools.

Troy completed his Masters in Trumpet Performance at the University of Southern California under the instruction of Thomas Hooten and Jennifer Marotta. Prior to this, he completed a Bachelors in Trumpet Performance from California State University, Fullerton where he studied with Barry Perkins and Malcolm McNab.

When not playing trumpet Troy enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, solving puzzles, hiking, and writing autobiographical information in the third person.