Riley Conley joined the CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra as principal trumpet in 2022, and is the Instructor of Trumpet at Denison University. A native of Pennsylvania, he earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree from The Colburn School. His primary teachers are Jack Sutte and James Wilt.

Mr. Conley has frequently performed throughout Ohio with the Akron Symphony, Canton Symphony, Youngstown Symphony, Firelands Symphony, Mansfield Symphony, Ashland Symphony, the Cincinnati Opera, and most recently made his international debut in Anguilla as principal trumpet with the World Doctors Orchestra. He has been fortunate to work with esteemed conductors Esa-Pekka Salonen, Rossen Milanov, Rafael Payare, Robert Spano, and Patrick Summers. In 2018, Mr. Conley was awarded "Honorable Mention" for the ages 19-25 category in the Ictus International Trumpet Competition.

Summer engagements include performing with the Lake Tahoe Music Festival Orchestra, as well as fellowships at the Aspen Music Festival, the National Music Festival, the Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar, the Detroit Symphony Brass Institute, the Cincinnati Symphony Brass Institute, and the Pierre Monteux School. He has had additional studies with Robert Dolwick, Jack Brndiar, Lyle Steelman, Raymond Mase, Kevin Cobb, and Micah Wilkinson.

An avid composer of trumpet literature, Riley wrote his first work, "Three Miniatures for Solo Trumpet" (recorded by Jack Sutte) in 2018, and published his first book, "Lyrical Etudes for Trumpet" in 2023.

Riley Conley is a Vincent Bach Performing Artist.