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Brass
ArtisticDirectorandHeadofBrass
Professor JamesWatson FRAM
Hasheldprincipaltrumpetpostswith
theRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra,Royal
OperaHouseandLondonSinfonietta.
Internationalchambermusicworkhas
Huw Morgan: undergraduate trumpet includedNashEnsembleandleading
‘WhenIfirststartedmypostgradstudies thePhilipJonesBrassEnsemble.
attheAcademy,Iwasstruckbyhow Particularlyactiveinfilmandtelevision,
compactandintimatetheplacewas. hehasalsorecordedwithnumerouspop
Yougettoknowallthestudentsand legends.ArtisticDirectorofBlackDyke
teachersinsuchashorttimeandbefore Band,1992–2000.ArtisticDirectorofthe
youknowit,itstartsfeelinglesslikea NationalYouthBrassBandofWalesfor
collegeandmorelikeasecondhome. sixyears.Vice-PresidentoftheNational
Forme,havingthatfriendlinessand YouthWindOrchestraofGreatBritain.
supportcoupledwithanextremely
highlevelofperformancehasmadefor
suchagreatatmosphereinwhichto
developandprogress.
The Courses Trumpet 2007– 2008 Highlights
Inthebrassdepartment,wegetlotsof
InrecentyearstheAcademy’sBrassFaculty MarkDavidLRAM,HonARAM(Principal,Philharmonia)
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ReleaseofSymphonicBrassCD
thetopplayersintowncomingintogive
hasestablisheditselfasoneoftheforemost RobertFarleyHonARAM(Principal,HanoverBand)
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MasterclasseswithIanBousfield,Vienna
masterclassesandholdauditions.Asa
intheworld.TheAcademy’sdistinguished RodFranksHonARAM(PrincipalTrumpet,LSO) PhilharmonicTrombonesandStockholm
result,quiteafewofusgetprofessional
residentandvisitingteachersofbrass HowardSnellFRAM(formerPrincipal,LSO) RoyalConservatoireBrassEnsemble
workwhenwe’restillstudents.Youget
areactiveatthehighestprofessionallevel, DerekWatkinsHonARAM(leadingsessionplayer)
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Europe-wideradiobroadcastlivefromthe
givensomanyopportunitieshere
andincludeprincipalplayerswithLondon’s ProfessorJamesWatsonFRAM Duke’sHallwiththeBBC
andreceivesuchagoodpreparationfor
leadingorchestrasandworld-renowned
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ClasseswithMichaelLaird,PeterBlake,
workingintheprofession;Ican’timagine
soloperformers.Studentsarethuskeptin Commercial Brass Consultant NicholasKorth,RodFranks,Gerard
myselfbeinganywhereelse.’
closetouchwithprofessionaldevelopments DerekWatkins(leadingsessionplayer) PresencerandEricAubier
andopportunities.
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Fanfare,incidentalandrecessionalmusic
TenorTrombone HMTheQueen’svisittotheAcademy
Orchestralandensembleplayingarecentral IanBousfieldHonARAM
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BrassSoloistsperformancesatthe
tothecurriculum,andtheAcademyexpects
(Principal,ViennaPhilharmonicOrchestra)
AcademyandWellsCathedralSchool
studentstoinvestigateallperiodsof DudleyBrightHonARAM(Principal,LSO)
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WorldpremièresperformedbyTrombone
performancetechnique,fromhistorical DenisWickFRAM(formerPrincipal,LSO) ChoirandBrassSoloists
performancetocontemporaryidioms.
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TromboneChoirconcertwithMark
BassTrombone Nightingale
Aswellasorchestralandchamberconcerts, RobertHughesFRAM(LSO)
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CollaborativeschemewiththeLondon
regularrehearsals,sectionalsand KeithMcNicoll(Principal,RoyalOperaHouse) SymphonyOrchestra
chamberensemblesareledbydistinguished
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HarpandBrassshowcasefeaturingan
performersfrombothinsideandoutsidethe Tuba arrangmentof‘ThePlanets’
Academy.EminentvisitorsincludeCanadian PatrickHarrildHonRAM(Principal,LSO)
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PremièreofDianaBurrell’s‘Umbra’for
Brass,JosephAllesi,KennethAmis,Ronald OrenMarshall organandensemble
Barron,LeonardCandelaria,Hakan
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Concerttocelebratethelifeofformer
Hardenberger,JohnKenny,DavidKrauss, Euphonium and BassTrumpet professorJohnFletcher
ChristianLindberg,DonLucas,EricRuske, JamesMaynard(LSO)
GuyTouvron,theTransatlanticHornQuartet
Recent Student Successes
andRadovanVlatkovic. Historical Brass Instruments
RecentgraduatesplaywithBBC
AndrewClark
orchestras,BirminghamRoyalBallet,
GGSM,HonARAMNaturalHorn
TheAcademy’ssecondCDofsymphonic
(Principal,OrchestraoftheAgeofEnlightenment,
CityofBirminghamSymphony,
brassmusic,directedbyJamesWatsonand
AmsterdamBaroqueOrchestra)
EnglishChamberOrchestra,
featuringworksbyStraussandWagner,was
RobertFarleyHonARAMNaturalTrumpetandCornetto
Hallé,LondonSymphony,
releasedin2008.
(Principal,HanoverBand)
NetherlandsRadioPhilharmonic,
JohnHutchinsLRAMNaturaltrumpet
Philharmonia,RoyalLiverpool
YourAudition(seep.59forgeneraldetails)
PatrickJackmanSackbutandEarlyTrombone
Philharmonic,RoyalPhilharmonic,
Afree-choiceprogrammeof10–15minutes;
(OrchestraoftheAgeofEnlightenment,GabrieliConsort)
ScottishOpera.
oneoftheworksshouldbeanoriginal
StephenWickSerpentandOphicleide
EnsemblesincludeOnyx,Karelia
compositionfortheinstrument.
(LondonGabrieliBrass)
andQuintEssential.
‘The success of the department speaks
TheTeachers
LRAM (Art ofTeaching)
for itself, as does the enthusiasm
Aubrey Brain Chair of Horn
JohnMalcolm
and fondness with which its graduates
MichaelThompsonFRAM speak of it.’
(InternationalSoloist) ‘For the RoyalAcademy Soloists,
TheBrassHerald,August2006
conducted by JamesWatson, no sonority
Dennis Brain Chair of Horn
or dynamic jolt could be too extreme:
RichardWatkinsFRAM
they are obviously primed for anything,
DepartmentAdministrator:
(InternationalSoloist) including Judgment Day.’
AmyGardnerBMus
TheTimes,November2004
Visiting Professors of Horn
Telephone02078737320
RichardClews
Emailbrass@ram.ac.uk
FRAM(Principal,RoyalOperaHouse)
DavidPyatt
Open Day: Friday 19th September 2008
(Principal,LSO)
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