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Announcing the Trinity College of Music Brass Experience 2008 - the fifth year of the week-long festival at Trinity which aims to highlight brass playing of all genres amongst both staff and students and to create new partnerships with young brass players in South East London. The festival features four main performances which focus on innovative collaborations between internationally acclaimed artists, Trinity students and local community members.
The festival opens with the Philip Jones Brass Competition Final on the 25th February (6pm, Blackheath Halls, SE3). Open to all Trinity College of Music Brass Ensembles, the competition is named after ex-Trinity Principal and trumpeter Philip Jones CBE, founder of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. The festival celebrates his life and groundbreaking work which paved the way for the modern brass ensemble experience. The performance will be a vibrant mix of Trinity brass groups playing everything from baroque to pop. The competition will be adjudicated by the festival’s Artist in Residence - acclaimed American trumpeter Rex Richardson who has worked with countless artists including Benny Carter, Ray Charles, Kurt Elling, Carl Fontana, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Owens and Gerald Wilson. He is Professor of trumpet and jazz trumpet at Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA and will be running a ‘brass surgery’ for Trinity students throughout the festival.
On Tuesday 26th February at 1.05pm the stunning Old Royal Naval College Chapel will host a recital by the Lucerne Chamber Brass. This exciting young Swiss ensemble comprises Basil Hubatka (Trumpet), Martin Bieri (Trumpet), Philipp Schulze (Horn), Pirmin Rohrer (Trumbone) and Daniel Schädeli (Tuba).
Returning to Blackheath Halls, the 27th February (7pm) sees the culmination of the inspiring creative performance project Brass Routes involving young brass players through Trinity’s Raising the Roof schools’ programme. Pupils from four Greenwich primary schools: St. Patrick’s RC Primary, Sherrington Primary, Meridian Primary and St. Margaret’s Primary are currently taking part in weekly workshops to create their own new music for the concert which will also include performances from Lewisham school children, Trinity students, Trinity Head of Brass Studies Roger Argente and Rex Richardson. The project is supported by Greenwich and Lewisham Music Services.
The festival will close with the Trinity College of Music Brass Massive 2008 on the 28th February – a celebration of brass playing with school children, students and world renowned artists joining together for a vibrant programme including Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. Barnet Youth Brass Band will open the concert which will continue with performances by The Symphonic Brass ensemble, directed by Roger Argente and Tom Hammond, and students from Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. Rex Richardson and Trinity Tuba Professor Oren Marshall are also co-composing an innovative piece for the concert.
The festival will provide local children with wonderful and inspiring opportunities to play alongside world class musicians. It is a great opportunity to experience a wide range of brass performances from talented players of all ages. For more information please see www.tcm.ac.uk/whatson |