Trumpet and Cornet Player Gunnery Sergeant Anthony Bellino of Niskayuna, N.Y., joined “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in May 2016.

Gunnery Sgt. Bellino began his musical instruction on trumpet at age 4 and piano at age 6. After graduating from the Interlochen Arts Academy in 2010, he earned his bachelor of music degree in trumpet performance from Northwestern University in Evanston in 2014. He earned a master’s degree in trumpet performance from Rice University in Houston in 2016. His notable instructors include Barbara Butler, Charlie Geyer, and Peter Bellino.

Prior to joining “The President’s Own,” Gunnery Sgt. Bellino attended the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara from 2013-15, during which he took part as a Zarin Mehta Fellow in the New York Philharmonic’s Global Academy program. He has also performed with the Houston Symphony, the Alabama Symphony in Birmingham, and the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Fla.

Gunnery Sgt. Bellino performs with the Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra at the White House, in the Washington, D.C., area, and across the country during the band’s annual concert tour.