Meet the Musician
Master Chief Musician Aaron L. Porter,
Public Affairs Chief
Master Chief Musician Aaron Porter earned a Bachelor of Music in 1978 and Master of Music in 1979, both in horn performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. His teachers included Byron Barnes and Robert Pierce. After graduation, he joined the Orquesta Sinfonica de Colombia in Bogota and spent two years performing with such notable musicians as Carlo Bergonzi, Juan Pons, and Lukas Foss, among others. Upon returning to the United States, he performed with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra from 1982 until 2008, and worked on the staff of the Peabody Institute.
Porter became a member of the Navy Band Concert/Ceremonial Band in 1986, and moved to a full-time staff position in 2008, when he was appointed public affairs director. He is also the support staff chief in charge, overseeing 18 full-time staff members, and the band's command managed equal opportunity manager. In his free time, he enjoys photography and honing his skills in Photoshop.
