A lifelong native of Brooklyn, Mike Mulligan is a freelance Trombonist in New York City and the Tri-State Area. A graduate of Montclair State University and Hunter College, he studied with Tony Mazzocchi, Ryan Keberle and George Curran of the New York Philharmonic. He has spent time around the country with the Broadway tours of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Musical!(2014-2016) and on stage with A Night with Janis Joplin the Musical (2018-2019). He has often been seen with the Chelsea Symphony, String Orchestra of Brooklyn, and as a former principal of the New York Youth Symphony. He is currently with Brooklyn Wind Symphony as a co-principal trombonist.

In addition to his wide range of performance, Mike Mulligan is an educator in New York City. While receiving his Master of Education, he was hired full time by his alma mater, Fort Hamilton High School. He teaches Marching Band and Beginning Bands, while also assisting with the Symphonic and Jazz Bands. Along with teaching at the high school, he is the brass coach of the All-City Orchestra. Before teaching high school Mike taught in early childhood, where he learned patience!

Mike resides in Bay Ridge with his fiancé, Katy, and their cat, Hawthorne. When not playing trombone, he is an avid New York Rangers fan and has recently caught the travel bug. This is his first solo performance and he could not be happier to be in front of the Chelsea Symphony for this opportunity!