"I am truly looking forward to a return to Australia for The ITG 2010 Conference. I encourage all to start saving to attend. Sydney is a "not-to-be-missed" city. Australia has some of the finest musicians in the world in great orchestras, early music ensembles and military and brass bands. The teaching level and organization is extraordinary as well. Don't miss a great chance to see and hear them and experience Australia first hand!"



Vince DiMartino and Patti Powell

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*Please note all details are subject to change without notice.


PROGRAM


New additions at ITG 2010

ITG2010 will be a Festival of Firsts. Added to the major World Premieres listed for Youth Day (6 July) we will have around two dozen premieres including the 2009 ITG Commission by Liza Lim to be performed by Tristram Williams (trumpet) and Peter Neville (percussion) during one of the two New music Recitals that we have scheduled. In specific other sessions there will be first performances of works by Margery Smith (TroICa) and Barry McKimm (US Professors’ recital led by Alan Siebert). In a double first, ITG2010 will present ITG’s first chamber operetta with the world premiere performance of Robert Bradshaw’s "Gabriel". Delegates will be able to delight in a full workshopping of "Gabriel" followed immediately by its premiere, all with the participation of the work’s creator.


It will also be the first time ensembles such as Rhythm and Brass and Les Trompettes de Lyon have visited Australia and of course it will be the first ITG appearance for many Australian artists, headed up by James Morrison. James is setting up The Australian Jazz Trumpet Summit – involving Australian jazz trumpet greats – Scott Tinkler, Warwick Alder, Matt Jodrell and Phil Slater. Of course, ITG2010 is not only the first Australian "ITG" it is the first time ITG has come to the Southern Hemisphere.


Youth Day highlights

Its placement well into most Australian and US school holidays means that school students can attend more easily. Our special Youth Day is designed to be enjoyed by all delegates but will have a special focus on the developing player – young and older. Being coordinated by American cross-over virtuoso, Rex Richardson, there will be jazz and classical classes as well as coaching for the two ITG Schools Trumpet ensembles being created specially for the event (click here for information) and rehearsals for the Youth Solo Competition which will be held the following day.


When you consider that the artists lined up for Youth Day include Rex Richardson, Yigal Meltzer, Seelan Manickam, James Ackley, Bob Barnard and probably Andrea Tofanelli, Vince DiMartino and Kelly Rossum, you know everyone will be in line for a serious day of trumpeting. The evening concert on 6 July will be a highlight of the Conference.


That is only day one!


ITG 2010 Diversity

Then it is on to a further four days of varied and often unusual delights. Concerts, master classes, lectures and recitals from artists representing most of the world will provide hard choices and rich memories. Other Recitalists will include Andrea Giufreddi, Australian Baroque Brass, Bob Barnard and his band and the 2009 Caruso Competition winner (yet to be awarded). Specials to watch out for is Vince DiMartino’s last major ITG recital (he claims!) when he combines with his son Gabriel and organist Schuyler Robinson and a double recital featuring Dan Mendelow and Dave Elton – principal trumpeters from opposite sides of the continent. We will also be having two new works programmes!


Lectures will cover subjects as diverse as the Trumpets and Trumpeters of the famous 17th century Dutch shipwreck, the Batavia (Andrew Evans) through to the trumpet scene in Greece, the Didgeridoo (William Barton) and the Baroque Trumpet (Keith Johnson and Kathryn James-Aducci) – not to forget the Etudes of Theo Charlier (David Baldwin) and "Jules Levy’s Tour of Australia" (George Foreman and friends). You will be able to view the movie "Healed" about the amazing recovery from Multiple Sclerosis by Dr James Klages and delight in his studio playing live during the session. There will also be panels on the industry, pedagogy and orchestral playing as well as some newer initiatives such as the master class room and the research room.


Gala Concerts and Evening Activities

Great concert events will not be restricted to the evenings and you will be able to hear the Australian Army Band Sydney backing Geoff Payne and working alongside the trumpet ensemble from the Trumpet Ensemble of United States Washington Army Band Pershings Own. Waratah Brass, with Paul Goodchild and Ashley Hall amongst the soloists, will also delight with their high quality brass band concert, as will Ralph Pyl’s Sydney All Star Big band in one of our feature evening concerts that will showcase a great line-up of Jazz soloists.


Speaking of jazz, not only have we made sure there are many sessions spread out throughout the daylight hours, each night at 11pm there will be a featured soloist or band (one such band will be Mike Bukovsky’s award winning "Wanderlust") at The Basement, followed by your chance to jam from Midnight to 2am. The entrance to The Basement is just outside the door of the conference headquarters hotel! Be ready for a great party!


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ARTISTS

 
 

James Ackley
(USA)

James Ackley, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio is an International Trumpet Solo Artist. His numerous solo appearances have included orchestras, wind ensembles and chamber groups in the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay, and Ecuador, Germany, Italy, and France, among other countries. Mr. Ackley has also performed as a recitalist throughout South America, North America and Europe. On a tour through Venezuela, critics called James "one of the best trumpet players in the world". James Ackley is currently under Andes International Management. James received his B.M. from Baldwin- Wallace College and his M.M. from the Cleveland Institute of Music. His D.M.A. is currently in progress at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Mr. Ackley is the Assistant Professor of Music & Trumpet Performance Studies at the University of Connecticut and acts as the coordinator for the Applied Music Program. Formerly principal trumpet and soloist of the Bogota Philharmonic, James has held positions as principal trumpet with numerous other orchestras throughout the United States, Mexico and South America. James has recorded various CDs with the orchestras mentioned above as well as numerous television, radio and movie scores.

Warwick Alder
(Australia)

David Baldwin
(USA)

David Baldwin is professor of trumpet at the University of Minnesota School of Music in Minneapolis. He conducts the University Brass Choir, an 18-member ensemble with several recordings to its credit. He is an active soloist, ensemble player, composer, arranger, and teacher. He has over 100 arrangements and compositions published by G. Schirmer, Shawnee Press, Theodore Presser, and others. Baldwin also serves as leader of the Summit Hill Brass Quintet. This group has recorded and released two CDs on the Aurophon label of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach (all selections transcribed by Baldwin). Among the quintet's other recordings are Music for Al's Breakfast (featuring four original Baldwin compositions) and American as Apple Pie, a lively collection of all-American music. Baldwin received a Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and MM, MMA, and DMA degrees from Yale University. From 1969 - 71, Baldwin was a member of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, New York. He is also founding Secretary and a past member of the Board of Directors of the International Trumpet Guild. Baldwin's teachers include Robert Nagel, Raymond Crisara, William Vacchiano, Bernard Adelstein, Charles Gorham, and Eric Duro. In Minnesota, he has performed with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Bach Chamber Players of St. Paul. Baldwin lives in St. Paul with his wife, Christine Baldwin, a clinical psychologist. He is an active calligrapher and has had many sponsored shows of his artwork.

Bob Barnard
(Australia)

William Barton
(Australia)

Erden Bilgen
(Turkey)

Erden Bilgen had his first music lessons from his father Selim Bilgen and from Cemal Cimcoz, the 1st trumpet player of the Ankara State Opera. He worked with Hermann Neuling, Hans Nicolai, Jean Claude Bayeux trumpet, with Ercivan Saydam composition and graduated from the Ankara State Conservatory in 1971.

He played in the Presidency Symphony Orchestra between 1971 and 1978 also appearing in numerous TV and radio shows playing all types of music, varying from classical to pop, jazz, and Turkish folk music.

He studied with Professor R. Lodenkemper for his Master's Degree at Rheinische Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf.1978. He also had orchestral conducting classes from Professor W. Trommer and became the founder member of the Freiburg School of Jazz teaching trumpet lessons in 1985.

In 1991, he was awarded with the "State Soloist" title by the Ministry of Culture. To date, is the only brass player entitled to this award.

He has performed as a soloist in various festivals and concerts. Also he performed his works he composed on Turkish Makams (modes) with various orchestras as soloist and conductor in the festivals worldwide. He premiered the works dedicated to him by other composers, and recorded these sessions.

Erden composed on Nikriz and Hicaz Makams, " Traditionalle Suite" was premiered by the Izmir State Symphony Orchestra in 2007 and will performed on 19 of May 2009 by the Tonkünstler Orchester in Wienna.

Since 1991 Erden Bilgen is a member by the State Symphony Orchester in Izmir/Türkiye as State Soloist.

Robert Bradshaw
(USA)

The music of Robert J. Bradshaw, described as "highly rhythmic and energetic" and "contemporary work that is accessible to a variety of audiences" (ITG), is frequently performed throughout the United States, South America, Europe and Asia. He has created a substantial collection of compositions that are "well crafted, thoughtful, and emotional with his unique voice always heard" (Gerald Dolan, NYSO). Sought for a wide variety of commissions, Mr. Bradshaw strives to forge a unique connection between composer, musicians and audiences.Winner of the 2005 Manchester Music Festival Composition Competition for his composition "Articles, Noreast", his most recent commissions have included works for the 26th Annual Pappoutsakis Flute Competition, New England Musical Heritage Initiative/New England String Ensemble, American String Teachers Association with NSOA, and the Sesquicentennial Anniversary Celebration/Salem State College Wind Ensemble. Mr. Bradshaws compositions - including "Sonata for trumpet and strings (or piano)"; "Statements Commanding" for trumpet, cello and piano; "Arboretum" for trumpet and chamber ensemble; "Ozyamandias" for trumpet and orchestra or organ; and "Out of the Quiet" for trumpet and percussion - are available through Beauport Press Music Publications (www.beauportpress.com). Projects for which Mr. Bradshaw has composed music have received awards and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Music Center, American Composers Forum, Harvard Musical Association, Harpley Foundation, Argosy Foundation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. A member of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), Society of Composers Inc., National Association of Composers, American Music Center and American Composers Forum, he is also listed on the Meet the Composer website.

Miroslav Bukovsky
(Australia)

Lertkiat Chongjirajitra
(Thailand)

Lertkiat, is currently a Principal Trumpet of Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Galyani Vadhana Institute Orchestra and Trumpet and Brass lecturer at Faculty of Music, Silpakorn University. He had performed with National Symphony Orchestras both Thailand and Malaysia, as well as with Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra (China) and Nusantara Symphony Orchestra (Indonesia). Lertkiat is also a founded member, leader and manager of Bangkok Brass Quintet. He has also appeared as a performer and instructor not only in Thailand, but also in United States, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. He had appeared with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Asean-Japan Symphony Orchestra, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Soloist as well as the Saturday's Night Jazz Orchestra with many well known conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Philippe Entremont, Sergiu Comissiona and Yan Pascal Tortelier. And in ITG 2005, he also served as a judge in the ITG Youth Competition at the 2005 Bangkok Conference.

Born in Bangkok, Thailand, Lertkiat had entered to Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, and later he was awarded scholarship to studying at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He has studied trumpet with Edmund Cord, Laurie Gargan and Edward Hoffman. In March 2004, he was a host of the first Bangkok Trumpet and Brass Festival and later the Thailand Brass Festival in 2006, the 2007 Thailand Summer Brass Academy, and the 2009 Thailand Brass Festival. To know more about Lertkiat, please log on to www.lertkiat.com

John Coulton
(Australia/UK)

John Coulton studied in Australia at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, graduating in 1998 with a Bachelor of Music Degree. His teachers included Yoram Levy, Daniel Mendelow and Graham Ashton. Since moving to England in 2001, John has studied in Europe with Anthony Plog, Pierre Dutot, Reinhold Friedrich, Mark David and Hannes Laeubin.

He has performed internationally with the Malaysian Philharmonic, the Queensland Orchestra, the London Gala Orchestra, the Australian Opera Company, the Carl Rosa Opera Company, the Festival Ensemble Orchestra Stuttgart, the Australian Ballet Company, Singapore Symphony and the Philharmonia. Johns trumpet playing has also featured on numerous recordings made for Radio and Television, including music for the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

His new Compact Disc release "Sounds of Splendour" features music for Trumpet and Organ from Norwich Cathedral and is receiving critical acclaim. John is currently Principal trumpet with the Britten-Pears Orchestra, as well as an active soloist and freelance musician throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
http://www.johncoulton.net

Catherine Davis
(Australia)

Catherine Davis studied piano and chamber music at the Royal Academy of Music in London on scholarships from the Australia Council and QEII awards. Her principal teachers were Christopher Elton and the Amadeus Quartet. She also worked with Imogen Cooper, Mitsuko Uchida and Vlado Perlemuter at Dartington, England. While at the Academy she won all the major piano and chamber music prizes and on receipt of the Principal’s Award completed postgraduate studies and was awarded the Recital Diploma. She also won the Royal Overseas League prize for best Australian pianist.

Since returning to Australia, Catherine plays regularly for the SSO, AOBO, Cantillation, Symphony Australia, ACO Emerging Artists Program and works in the Conservatorium Conducting Department. She has directed the Piano School at National Music Camp and adjudicated both the ABC’s Young Performer and Kuringai Concerto Competitions. She has performed concertos with the MSO and TSO and appeared with the Australia Ensemble and also violinists Joshua Bell and Cho-Liang Lin. Catherine was the First Prize winner in the inaugural Shepparton National Piano competition and won the ABC Young Performers State competition.

Catherine held a full time lectureship at the University of Newcastle, from where she undertook sabbatical studies in Prague on the music of Janacek. She has also taught piano at AIM and continues to teach privately while pursuing her freelance career.

Gabriel DiMartino
(USA)

Gabriel DiMartino has been playing the trumpet since age 3 when his father (Vince) put one in his toy box. Gabriel began by copying whatever he heard, be it his father practicing or a Doc Severinsen record, and soon began studying with his father's students. In 2000, Gabriel began attending Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, MI, and went on in 2002 to DePaul University to study with John Hagstrom. Upon completing his undergraduate degree, Gabriel sought an opportunity to further his education but remain a part of an orchestra. He found this at Wichita State University, where he played in the Wichita Symphony as well as taught as the resident Teaching Assistant at WSU. Gabriel can be heard on a variety of recordings, from the Vivaldi Concerto (with father Vince) with the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble to the horse-whinny on the collected works of Leroy Anderson played on the San Phillipe Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. He has also been a part of recitals spanning the globe with father Vince, from the Cadet Chapel at West Point to the Kurshalle in Bad Sakingen, Germany.

Vince DiMartino
(USA)

Vincent Di Martino is the Matton Professor of Music at Centre College. One of America's leading trumpet performers and teachers, DiMartino originally joined the college in 1993 as Centre's first distinguished artistin- residence. He was named to the Matton Professorship in 1996.

Di Martino has performed worldwide as a soloist and with artists such as Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, Pearl Bailey, Dizzy Gillespie and Dave Brubeck. Widely admired for classical and jazz playing, he has also in recent years begun to specialize in virtuoso cornet solos. Di Martino, along with Centre's George Foreman, founded the New Columbian Brass Band. Di Martino also is a soloist with the New Sousa Band and is a featured soloist with the Advocate Brass Band. Di Martino is a popular performer at the Great American Brass Band Festival, which annually draws 40,000 people to Danville for outstanding brass music.

A graduate of the Eastman School of Music (B.M. and M.M. degrees), Di Martino was for some twenty years the Alumni Distinguished Professor of Trumpet at the University of Kentucky. He has performed as a soloist with many symphony orchestras, including those in Cincinnati, Buffalo, Santa Fe, Orlando and Rochester. He is prominently featured in many recordings of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

David Elton
(Australia)

David Elton is Principal Trumpet of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and a founding member of the Australian Brass Quintet. Before his move to WASO in 2005, David held the Principal Trumpet position with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra for four years. He has recently performed as a guest with the Melbourne Symphony, The Queensland Orchestra and the Singapore Symphony.

Throughout his career David has been sought after as a soloist and recitalist. Performances include Haydn's Trumpet Concerto with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in their 2004 Masters Series, and the world premiere of James Ledger's Trumpet Concerto in 2007 with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. He was also an artist at the 2008 Melbourne International Festival of Brass.

Raised in Sydney, David studied with Paul Goodchild. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the Queensland Conservatorium, studying with Yoram Levy, and a Master of Music from Northwestern University (USA), where he was a student of Charles Geyer. He was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and shared first prize in the International Trumpet Guild's Student Solo Competition held in Kentucky USA.

David is currently teaching at the University of Western Australia and the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In 2008 and 2009, David was the trumpet tutor at the National Music Camp and he will be Music Director of AYO's Young Symphonists – Wind Brass & Percussion Program in 2009.

Andrew Evans
(Australia)

George Foreman
(USA)

John Foster

http://www.australianbaroquebrass.com

John Foster (b.1977) established himself as a soloist performing at age 15 the Hummel Trumpet Concerto with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, making him one of the youngest classical musicians ever to work professionally in Australia. Since 2001 John has been a member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and has also appeared as Guest Principal Trumpet of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Queensland Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, the Auckland Philharmonia, the Sydney Philharmonia, and has also appeared with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

As a soloist John has performed throughout the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. John has appeared as soloist in London with the Royal College Chamber Orchestra, and with numerous Australian orchestras including, the Queensland Symphony, the Adelaide Symphony, the Queensland Philharmonic, the Sydney Philharmonia and the Sydney Chamber Orchestra.

John is one of the worlds leading exponents of the Natural Trumpet and is the Artistic Director of the internationally acclaimed period instrument ensemble Australian Baroque Brass. John has also appeared with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, the Pinchgut Opera, Sydney Philharmonia Baroque Ensemble, New Zealand Baroque Soloists and has appeared as soloist at numerous festivals including the Melbourne International Festival of Brass, The Canberra International Chamber Music Festival, the Barossa Festival, and the New England Bach Festival. John has also collaborated with many other well known artists including tours with Swedish trumpeter Niklas Eklund and English trumpeters Crispian Steele-Perkins and Michael Laird.

In 2004 John had the pleasure of being invited to the United States to develop a new Long Model Natural Trumpet in collaboration with trumpet maker Andrew Naumann (Schilke USA).

Currently John maintains a busy performing and recording schedule as a soloist, with Australian Baroque Brass and as a member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded several CDs including the recently released cd "Flourish, heroic music for trumpet and organ" (ABC Classics), and "Music of a Golden Age Vol.1" (Tubicium Records) as well as making numerous recordings for film, television and radio. John is also active as a clinician, having given master classes in universities throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. In 2008 John returned to the USA to lead Australian Baroque Brass on an extensive concert tour.

"...public jubilation, helped by the splendid trumpet playing of John Foster" Sydney Morning Herald

"John Foster's trumpet sent the praise of god into all the lands" Adelaide Advertiser

"John Foster...performs with great clarity and precision. His performance on Scartatti's Mio tesoro per te moro is gorgeous" Historical Brass Journal USA.

"The performance of Baroque music by John Foster has sparkle and flair..."
"Foster is a great architect of the Baroque style..." Australian Trumpet Guild Journal 2008

Lawrence Gargan
(Singapore)

Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, Laurence Gargan began his musical career playing cornet in the local colliery brass band.He then studied trumpet at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow before being appointed as Sub-Principal Trumpet in the Orquestra Sinfonica de Sevilla in Spain in 1990. He joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra as Assistant Principal Trumpet in 1993 and moved up to the Principal Chair in 1996, also performing as a soloist with them on many occasions, including the concerti of Haydn, Hummel, Arutiunian, Shostakovitch, Telemann and Copland. Gargan joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) as Principal Trumpet in 2004, and has also performed in a solo capacity with them. He has appeared as soloist with the Guangzhou Orchestra in China, the Darwin Symphony Orchestra in Australia, the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of Thailand, the Orchestra Camerata de Macau,the Chamber Players of Singapore and the Glasgow Festival Strings in Scotland, amongst others.

Gargan has played as Guest Principal Trumpet with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , the Halle Orchestra, the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and most recently the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, which included performances at the 2008 Proms in London. He has been the recipient of several awards, including the Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, awarded in London. As well as his busy schedule with the SSO, Gargan is active as a recitalist in Asia and Europe, including the 2005 International Trumpet Guild Conference, where he received rave reviews. In 2005 Gargan gave the Asian premieres of the Bohme Concerto (in the original key of E minor) for Trumpet and Orchestra.

Andrea Giuffredi
(Italy)

For more than 25 years he collaborated with the most important Italian symphony orchestras: Orchestre R.A.I. of Torino and Milano, Teatro Comunale Firenze, Teatro Regio Parma, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra sinfonica Arturo Toscanini dellEmilia Romagna. He played with conductors such as Muti, Prtre, Sawallisch, Sinopoli, Cuhng and others...in the major world concert halls (Japan, Turckey, Germany, France, Italy, United States, Iraq, Tunisia, Egypt, Finland, Spain, Malta, Mexico, Albania). He participated on several TV broadcastings on the Italian networks and to several studio recording sessions, TV tunes and as a studio player recorded over 30 CDs.

Has been holding master classes in several parts of the world: Greece, Italy, Finland, Spain, Germany, at the central conservatory of Beijing (China) and played as soloist at the ITG conference 2004 in the USA. Frank Campo wrote for him two pieces for soloist trumpeter: "Afterthoughts" and "Variazioni on a Theme of Paganini". In 2006 he played in duo with Joe Alessi, principal trombone of the New York Philharmonic. In the USA he released two CDs, both for Summit Records. In 2007 he has been in international jury to the "3RD Lieska International Trumpet Competition" in Finland. He is trumpet professor at the "Accademia Internazionale della Musica" of Milan. He plays Courtois trumpets.
http://www.andreagiuffredi.com

Paul Goodchild
(Australia)

Paul Goodchild joined the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 1979. In addition to working with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Seymour Group, Sydney Philharmonia and the Australian Brass Quintet (which he formed in 1985), Paul Goodchild has appeared regularly on radio and television and given masterclasses and recitals. In 1986, Paul reformed the Sydney Brass Ensemble, founded in 1958 by his father Cliff Goodchild, former Sydney Symphony Principal Tuba.

In 1991, he visited Japan with the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra for performances of Aida and gave a recital tour throughout NSW and Brisbane. Paul accompanied the Sydney Symphony on its 1988 tour of the United States as Co-Principal Trumpet.

In 1991, he toured Italy, France and Germany with organist Peter Kneeshaw and the St Mary's Cathedral Choir on their European tour, performing at Notre Dame and at St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Also in 1991, Paul formed the Goodchild Ensemble, a Baroque quartet comprising trumpet, oboe, bassoon and continuo. Now Associate Principal Trumpet with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Paul has toured Europe (1995), Japan (1996) and again to America (1998) with the orchestra.

Ashley Hall
(USA)

Trumpeter Ashley Hall is at home in both solo and orchestral realms. She currently holds positions with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Sinfonia Gulf Coast. She maintains an active international career as a soloist, arts advocate, church musician and clinician. Her debut album "Behold Him" was released in 2007 and features new arrangements of classic hymns. In addition to her musical life, she also travels with her husband to India each summer to help lead a summer camp for orphan children.

David Hickman
(USA)

Cheryl Hollinger
(New Zealand)

Cheryl Hollinger is from the United States and was raised in the town of Lititz, Pennsylvania. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from West Chester University and also holds Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School in New York City. Her most influential teachers and mentors are Arnold Jacobs, Vincent Cichowicz, and Adolph Herseth, all former members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Before taking her position as associate principal trumpet in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Cheryl was a member of the Savannah Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans where she held the position of principal trumpet and soloist for seven seasons. She has participated in the Spoleto Festival Orchestra in both the USA and Italy as well as the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder. Cheryl has recorded with Nine Inch Nails and is a member of the NZ Brass and the Talisker Trio. She also teaches privately and through the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington. Cheryl is a Yamaha Australia performing artist. When she is not performing, Cheryl enjoys killer weight training sessions at the gym and tramping, and last year, took her first skydive in Queenstown from 15,000 feet.

Gerassimos Ionnidis
(Greece)

Kathryn James-Aducci
(USA)

Keith Johnson
(USA)

Matt Jodrell
(Australia)

Matthew has a Bachelor of Music degree from the Western Australian Conservatorium of Music, awarded in 2000. In 2004 Matthew recorded his debut album, Blues In The Night, featuring Joe Chindamo, Sam Anning, Ben Vanderwal, Carl Mackey and James Morrison. He subsequently launched the album in February/March 2006 in Melbourne (Bennetts Lane), Sydney (The Basement), Brisbane (The Zoo), Perth (Hyde Park Hotel) and Adelaide. The touring group consisted of Joe Chindamo, Sam Anning, and Felix Bloxson, and also featured guest appearances by Jamie Oehlers in Melbourne and Brisbane, Carl Mackey in Perth, and James Morrison in Sydney.In August 2005 Matthew performed at the Melbourne International Brass Festival as soloist with the Darryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra alongside Bill Watrous and James Morrison, as well as guest soloist with the Joe Chindamo trio. Matthew has performed with Frank Foster; Ernie Watts; Terri-Lyn Carrington; JamesWilliams; James Morrison; Josh Roseman; Bill Watrous; Gary Bartz; Jason Marsalis; Carlos Henriques; Andy Milne; Terell Stafford; Ingrid Jensen; Graeme Lyall; Don Burrows; Joe Chindamo; Tony Gould; Bernie McGann; John Pochee; Allan Browne.

He has recorded on numerous albums including: Blues In The Night 2004, Re-Turning Point, Sam Anning - 2006, Jazz Juice, Graham Wood - 2006, Live At The Jazz Room, Danny Moss Quartet - 2005, Glyn MacDonald Trio, Glyn MacDonald 2004, On The Edge, James Morrison - 2003, Adapt, Salamander - 2002, Billie Holiday Music Story - 2001, as well as some ABC broadcasts with Speedball, Dr. Jazz and his own quartet.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=93120929

John Karampetsos
(Greece)

Michael Kirgan
(New Zealand/USA)

Michael Kirgan grew up in Indiana, and began to learn the trumpet at an early age from his father, who was then a high school band director and music teacher. He went on to study Trumpet Performance at Northern Illinois University, receiving a BM in 1985. Moving to Mexico City, he began his orchestral career as a member of the Filarmnica de la Ciudad de Mexico. The following year he was a founding member of the Filarmnica del Bajio, in Guanajuato. In 1989, Michael took leave to undertake post-graduate studies at Northwestern University, where received a Masters in Music for Trumpet Performance.

Next stop Portugal, to play as Principal Trumpet of the Nova Filarmonia Portuguesa. In 1992, he accepted an invitation to return to Mexico as Principal Trumpet of the Sinfonica de la Universidad de Guanajuato. Michael was appointed to the position of Associate Principal Trumpet in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 1995 and Principal Trumpet in 1997. Michael also teaches the trumpet at The New Zealand School of Music. He resides in Wellington with his wife Judith, and sons Danny and Julian.

Michael has been with the NZSO eleven years

James Klages
(USA)

James L. Klages was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1956 and later moved to Long Island, New York. He started trumpet lessons in the public school system when he was eight years old. His trumpet teachers included James F. Burke, Dr. William B. Dederer (Fredonia, New York), Allan Dean (Chautauqua Institution , New York) and Charles Gorham (Indiana University, Bloomington, where Jim received his doctorate in trumpet performance).

In 1986, Jim was hired to be the cornet soloist with the "President’s Own" United States Marine Band in Washington, DC., under the leadership of Colonel John R. L. Borgeois. At the audition he was told by the director that he was the first person in this entire century to be directly hired by the band as cornet soloist. He played cornet solos on national and international tours, for conventions and conferences, radio and television, and played an average of 50 solos with the band each year. He also played with orchestras, bands, brass quintets both regionally and nationally.

In 1989, he developed the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, and was eventually medically retired from the Marine Corps. During the 1990s Jim and his family lived in Durango, Colorado where he taught trumpet at Fort Lewis College, played solos with bands and orchestras in New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, California, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas, and Utah. In 1986 he had the honor of playing in the very first performance of Handel's Messiah to ever be given at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Israel. The video of this performance is still on sale and has been shown on television around the world.

In 1999, Jim and his family moved to Edmond, Oklahoma so that he might teach trumpet at the University of Central Oklahoma. At the time, his progress with multiple sclerosis was fairly typical: several flareups every year accompanied by a progressive deterioration. He would fall down every day while walking, with his entire body burning as if rubbed down with Ben Gay (paresthesia), and his feet would hurt so badly as to preclude the use of ordinary shoes. His career as a cornet soloist continued, however, with performances in Washington, DC, Portland, Oregon, Denver and Silverton, Colorado, Texas and Arkansas. Jim has published works (primarily for trumpet solo) including transcriptions, arrangements, and original compositions.

The roots of major health improvement started around 2002 with the acquaintanceship of Dr. Dennis Doan who said that he could help. Jim was very skeptical after having spent 12 years, receiving what turned out to be useless, irrelevant, albeit well-intentioned, advice about dealing with the disease. He has been compelled to not be silent about this, but to give a reasonable expectation of hope for others who suffer from this or any other debilitating disease.

Cathy Leach
(USA)

Professor of Trumpet at the University of Tennessee, has been teaching and directing the UT Trumpet Ensemble since 1981. She plays Principal Trumpet with the Knoxville Symphony and Chamber Orchestras and the Brasswind Quintet. Prior to 1981 she was a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of Santa Fe, the Toledo Symphony, the New Mexico Brass Quintet, and the Galliard Brass Ensemble, with whom she recorded on the Musical Heritage label. Ms. Leach is a member of Monarch Brass with whom she has toured and recorded, and she can be heard as a soloist on the Opus One label. An active soloist, Ms. Leach has been featured with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Oak Ridge Symphony, the Orchestra of Santa Fe, the Georgetown Symphony, the Bremerton Symphony, the UT Wind Ensemble and the UT Symphony Orchestra. Much sought after as a clinician, she frequently appears in schools and at conferences as a music educator.

Ms. Leach has served ITG two terms on the Board of Directors, as Mock Orchestra Competition Chair, as a music reviewer, and as a competitions judge. She is currently Chair of the ITG Sponsor a Trumpeter program, and President of the very active local ITG chapter, the Smokey Mountain Trumpet Guild.

Yoram Levy
(Australia)

Yoram Levy is Principal Trumpet of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Levy was a member of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra from 1982 to 1990, participating in numerous recordings and touring Europe, the USA, Asia and Australia.

In 1990 Levy was appointed Senior Lecturer in Trumpet at the Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane, where he resided until joining the TSO in 1998. He has appeared as principal trumpet with the New Zealand Symphony and the Sydney Symphony and as soloist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. Yoram's tenure at the Queensland conservatorium, as Lecturer in trumpet, conductor of the brass ensemble and later as Head of Brass has contributed to the development of exceptional trumpet players and brass instrumentalists currently employed in symphony orchestras in Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

Currently Mr. Levy teaches trumpet at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music in Hobart and is active as a performer and teacher. Master classes he has held include the Canberra School of Music, the Victorian College of the Arts, Northwestern University in Chicago, Tel Aviv University. He is a frequent visitor to Japan for recitals and master classes in Osaka, Kobe and Hiroshima.

Seelan Manickam
(USA)

A founding member of Bala, Seelan Manickam began playing the trumpet at the age of ten. As a top prizewinner of several solo competitions Seelan has also appeared as a soloist on numerous occasions with the Boston Chamber Orchestra, Cambridge Choral Society, South Coast Community Chorale and most recently The University of Massachusetts Orchestra. Other professional experience has included playing with The Indian Hill Symphony, New Hampshire Symphony, Salisbury Symphony, Thayer Symphony, New Bedford Symphony, Taipei Sinfionetta and Cape Ann Symphony.

Seelan received his Bachelors of Music at the University of Victoria where he studied with Louis Ranger. He has also finished his Graduate work in trumpet performance at The Boston Conservatory where he studied with Steven Emery. Additional studies have been with Jens Lindemann of the Canadian Brass and Charles Schlueter, principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony. In addition to performing with Bala, Seelan maintains an active teaching schedule and is currently on faculty at The University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Gianni Marinucci
(Australia)

Trumpeter Gianni Marinucci has had a wide and varied career. Highlights have been touring Hong Kong, Thailand and Europe. He has played with many seminal jazz figures such as Don Burrows, James Morrison, Kate Cebrano, Bob Sedergreen and Tony Gould. He has also performed at folk festivals such as Apollo Bay with Kavisha Mazzela, playing traditional Italian music and original compositions. Other festivals Gianni has been featured at include The Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Melbourne Jazz festival, Stonington Jazz Festival and the Melbourne International Festival of Brass. He is a member of many ensembles beside his own quartet, trio and nonet, including the B# Big Band and the Moovin and Groovin Orchestra. He has released three solo CD’s as well as appearing with many other artists on recordings. Gianni has been recorded twice by the ABC for the "Jazztrack" program. He is a Yamaha Australia artist and a jazz clinician for Hal Leonard Australia and performs regularly around Melbourne.

Dan Mendelow
(Australia)

Daniel Mendelow, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's Principal Trumpet has established a reputation as one of Australia's leading brass players and teachers.

Dan received his Bachelor degree from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, studying with Gene Young and Louis Davidson, graduating with Honours in 1976. That same year, he was awarded a Fellowship to the Berkshire Music Centre at Tanglewood Festival which enabled him to continue his studies with such notables as Gunther Schuller, Armando Ghitalla and Roger Voisin.

In the late 70s he was invited by Zubin Mehta to join the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra which toured Australia in 1978. During that tour Daniel was offered the position of Principal Trumpet with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Since joining the Sydney Symphony, Daniel has become a sought-after soloist making guest appearances with ensembles and orchestras throughout Australia. One of his most recent appearances was in the Music for Spring series at St James' Church with fellow SSO members in the concert Music for Brass and Strings which he devised and arranged.

James Morrison
(Australia)

James Morrison is, a virtuoso in the true sense of the word. Besides the trumpet, this multi-instrumentalist also plays trombone, euphonium, flugel horn, tuba, saxophones, and piano Morrison debuted in the USA with a breathtaking concert at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Following this were performances at the big festivals in Europe - including Montreaux, Pori, North Sea, Nice and Bern - playing with many of the legends of jazz. Dizzy Gillespie, Cab Calloway, Woody Shaw, Red Rodney, George Benson, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Ray Brown and Wynton Marsalis to name a few. There were also gigs in the worlds most famous jazz clubs - the Blue Note and Village Vanguard in New York, the New Morning in Paris and Ronnie Scotts in London.

Morrisons career thus far has been diverse and perhaps not typical of most jazz musicians. He recorded "Jazz Meets the Symphony" with The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lalo Schifrin, performed concerts at the Royal Albert hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden for Princess Anne. Royal command performances on two occasions for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and for US Presidents Bush & Clinton at Parliament House in Australia. In 1997, James was recognised for his service to the arts in Australia and awarded a medal of The Order of Australia.
http://www.jamesmorrison.com.au

Nadje Noordhuis
(USA/Australia)

Trumpet and flugelhorn player Nadje Noordhuis produces a unique sound characterised by a warm, rich tone and a lyrical approach to improvisation. Based in New York since 2003, she composes for a number of ensembles that blend jazz, classical and world music genres. Nadje has performed at numerous jazz festivals in Europe, Australia, Japan, U.S.A and Canada, and at venues including New York’s Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola and Birdland. In 2007, she was selected as one of ten international semi-finalists for the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Trumpet Competition, where her performance was described as one "recalling the great Rafael Mendez's programming and technique". – Jim Santella, All About Jazz.

Charles Pagnard
(USA)

In 1977, Charles M. Pagnard joined the Cedarville University faculty where he is currently a full professor of Music. His duties include conducting the University Symphony Orchestra and Brass Choir. He also teaches studio trumpet and Instrumental Conducting and Brass Methods. He holds a BME degree from Bowling Green State University and an MM degree from Eastman School of Music. He has also done post-graduate work at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. His major teachers include Sidney Mear, Edwin Betts, Ettore Chiudioni, Allen Dean, and Vincent Cichowicz.

Pagnard has been active as a trumpet soloist and clinician for the Bach Instrument Company. He is currently principal trumpet with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Carillon Brass. He also performs as an extra musician with the Cincinnati Symphony and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. He has recorded with the Carillon Brass (Integra Music) and the Cincinnati Pops (Telarc).

Since 1988, he has led the 20-member Cedarville Brass Choir on extensive tours to Israel, Hungary, Italy, France, Switzerland, and Greece, where the group performed concerts in churches, schools, concert halls, and various other locations. This ensemble has released a recording with Integra Music entitled At the Last Trumpet.

Fredeline Parin
(Philippines)

Fredeline "Poppee" Rezare Parin is an alumnus of the U.P. College of Music, major in trumpet where he was under the tutelage of Prof. Raymundo Maigue. He studied band conducting under the late Maestro Lucio San Pedro. His father, Emiliano Parin, the principal trumpeter of the Manila Symphony Orchestra for 20 years, was his first teacher. At age 12, he debut as a soloist with his very own band-the Banda Kabataan of General Trias, Cavite. Since then, Parin has been the principal trumpet player of every performing group he has joined in the Philippines and abroad which includes the Manila Symphony Orchestra, the Pan Pacific Music Camp in 1987 held in Sydney; the ASEAN Youth Music Workshop and the 1990 Asian Youth Orchestra.

In addition, Parin is also the only brass player in the country who made it to the Pacific Music Festival held in Sapporo, Japan, since it was founded by the late Maestro Leonard Bernstein in 1990. He has also attended masterclasses with the Apollo Brass Quintet, the London Gabrielli Brass Quintet, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and with the world-renowned trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis. In 2004 & 2006, he was guest soloist in the annual International Music Festival in Spain with renowned Spanish organist Señor Josep Ma. Mas i Bonet.

At present, Parin is a member of the International Trumpet Guild, faculty member of the UP College of Music, St. Stephen High School and Centro Escolar University; the resident conductor of the Banda Kabataan Cavite and the principal trumpet player of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

Kelly Parkes
(USA/Australia)

Joined the Virginia Tech faculty in August 2006, as Assistant Professor where she teaches graduate level music education and psychology classes, the students completing internships, and class applied trumpet. Formerly visiting professor with Florida International University (2003-2006) Dr. Parkes has enjoyed teaching methods classes, techniques classes, and advising Chapter 525 of the MENC Collegiate Program. Dr. Parkes has earned her BA degree in musicology and psychology from the Australian National University and her M.Mus in trumpet performance and pedagogy from The Canberra Institute of the Arts, Australia. Her M.Sc in Music Education was awarded from Florida International University and her Ph.D. was awarded from the University of Miami. Her current areas of research are music performance assessment, college level applied music faculty, motivation in music teacher training, and developmental psychology specific to music learning theory. She is an active member of Music Educators National Conference, and has presented much of her research both in the US and overseas.

Prior to moving to the USA she lectured in pre-college and college trumpet for 5 years at the Canberra School of Music; Institute of the Arts, and coordinated ensembles as well as Pre-college training programs. Dr. Parkes worked with public and private instrumental music programs within school music curriculum at elementary, middle, and high school levels for ten years in Canberra, Australia. She also enjoyed extensive studio and classroom teaching, instrumental instruction, and band directing. In addition to her teaching, she was also the Principal trumpet of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra from 1996-2000. Since moving to the USA she has appeared as a regular substitute with the New World Symphony Orchestra under Michael Tilson-Thomas (Miami, FL). She is currently the Pedagogical advisor for the Australian Trumpet Guild, and a member of the ATG steering committee for the International Trumpet Guild Conference, 2010.

Geoff Payne
(Australia)

In 2003 Geoff Payne completed 25 years service as Associate Principal, then Principal Trumpet, with Australias Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO).

He started playing, aged seven and a half, in a local brass band and moved later to the Willoughby Band, on Sydney's North Shore. Scholarships to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the ABC National Training Orchestra helped him gain the skills to win the third trumpet position in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra aged nineteen. Two years later, he won the Associate Principal Trumpet position in the MSO. In 1982, he won the ABC Instrumental and Vocal Competition (now known as Young Performer of the Year) and in 1984 was first prize winner in the 22nd International Trumpet Competition in Budapest. Six months as guest Principal Trumpet with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra was followed by an invitation to play at the International Trumpet Guild's 1987 conference in Michigan.

Geoff has toured for Musica Viva, with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and has featured many times as soloist with all the Australian symphony orchestras, both in Australia and overseas. He is a regular soloist with the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa in Japan including three separate occasions during 2003. His third CD with the MSO, a recording of music of the legendary Mexican trumpeter, Rafael Mndez, was released in 2004.

Julie Payne
(Australia)

2nd trumpet MSO

Ralph Pyl
(Australia)

Ralph Pyl born 26th February 1964 commenced trumpet at age 12 on the northern beaches of Sydney Australia. He began his career studying and learning with US trumpet player and mentor John Hoffman and in 1982 received a scholarship to study under the direction of Don Burrows at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music.

At the age of 18, Ralph's professional career began with 3 years of touring with Australia's renowned Daly Wilson Big Band. Ralph has performed and recorded with many artists both in Australia and overseas including international stars K.C and the Sunshine Band, Shirley Bassey, Ronnie Corbett, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Ralph Carmichael, Buddy Greco, The Platters, Sir George Martin, Tom Jones, Bernadette Peters, Michael Crawford, Wayne Newton, Louie Bellson, Bobby Shew, Joe Williams, Al Jarreau, Tim Rice, Harry Connick Jnr, Glenn Close, Michael Ball, Michael Buble and national stars James Morrison, Grace Knight, Don Burrows, Anthony Warlow, Caroline O'Connor, Marcia Hines, Deni Hines, Frank Bennett, Tommy Tycho, Rhonda Burchmore, Emma Pask, Silverchair and since 1998 has been lead trumpet with Tom Burlinson's "Frank - The Sinatra Story in Song". This show has now been widely regarded as one of Australia's best ever touring productions. For the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Sydney Festivals, Ralph also assembled an Australian All Star Jazz Orchestra for World renowned US composers and arrangers Maria Schneider, Bob Florence and Rob McConnell from the Boss Brass.

Ralph's credits have also seen him playing in several theatre productions in Sydney including 42nd Street, Hot Shoe Shuffle, Porgy and Bess, A Chorus Line, Beauty and the Beast, Cats and Fame just to mention a few. He has also appeared on over 100 albums for vocalists, various bands and numerous Australian and International motion picture sound tracks and TV commercials.

Up until 1998 Ralph had been a regular member of the Channel Nine Midday Show Band with Geoff Harvey and hosts Ray Martin, Derryn Hinch and Kerri-Anne Kennerley.

Ralph is currently working in Sydney and interstate as a freelance trumpet player involved in a number of different projects. He fronts his own band the "Sydney All Star Big Band", and is a featured member of the "James Morrison Big Band". In June 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the "Sydney All Star Big Band" were the winners of the 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th Australian Mo Award for best jazz ensemble of the year.

Rex Richardson
(USA)

Rex Richardson has become one of the busiest crossover trumpet artists in the world. Since 1995, he has recorded and toured around the globe with the critically acclaimed Rhythm & Brass, an ensemble with a reputation as one of the finest brass groups in North America. Richardson also toured North America and Japan as a member of the late jazz legend Joe Henderson's Quintet and Sextet, and Europe withWilliam Russo's Chicago Jazz Ensemble. He has served since 1997 as flugelhornist, solo cornet and jazz soloist with the Brass Band of Battle Creek. In recent years Richardson has become increasingly active as a jazz and classical soloist, and has appeared at conferences and jazz festivals on four continents. He has worked with such artists as Benny Carter, Ray Charles, Kurt Elling, Carl Fontana, Nnenna Freelon,Aretha Franklin,Wycliffe Gordon, Stefon Harris, Dave Holland, Keith Lockhart, Christian McBride, Jimmy Owens, Bobby Shew, Al Vizzutti, Bill Watrous, GeraldWilson, Boston Brass,Millennium Brass, and countless others. Richardson has gained a reputation as a champion of new music. His debut classical CD entitled "Masks," featuring all-new virtuoso trumpet music by American composers, was released on Summit Records in 2005. Richardson is professor of trumpet and jazz trumpet at Virginia Commonwealth University. He holds degrees in anthropology and music from Northwestern University and Louisiana State University . He has served on the faculties of Loyola University, Columbia College Chicago, Delgado Community College, and Ithaca College.

Rex Richardson is a Yamaha artist.

Kelly Rossum
(USA)

Kelly Rossum is a jazz trumpet player and composer currently residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota U.S.A. His most recent album, Family, was released in September of 2008. This recording features Bryan Nichols on piano, Chris Bates on acoustic bass and JT Bates on drums.

Born in 1970, Kelly Rossum was fortunate to arrive into a musical family. His father was a clarinetist in college and in the Army band and his mother was an accomplished pianist at an early age. As a young child, Kelly was surrounded by music, both on the quadraphonic stereo and live in the family room. As many children of the 70's may remember, Sesame Street was a daytime hit and a pioneer in children's television. Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie once played as a guest on that show, and Kelly was hooked.

After graduating high school in 1988, Kelly continued down a path of musical education at universities throughout the Midwest United States. First, while earning his Bachelor of Music, he studied with the renowned trumpet professor Dennis Schneider at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The University of North Texas, well known for their jazz program, is where Kelly earned his Master of Music degree. He studied with many fine instructors during his stay in Texas, including: Keith Johnson, Dr. Leonard Candelaria, Mike Steinel, Paris Rutherford and Neil Slater. After UNT, he graduated with his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Minnesota, under the tutelage of Dr. David Baldwin.

His first recording as a leader, Party's Over/Begun, was released in 2002 through Yebo Productions. Rossum's second recording, Renovation, was included in the "Twin Cities Critics Tally: The top 20 local albums of 2004" by the Minneapolis Star Tribune and was chosen by the City Pages among the "Top 10 local albums of the year." His next release, Line, was a concept album devoted to exploring free harmonies through melodic development.

Family, Kelly’s newest recording, brings the story full circle. With a musical nod to Miles Davis, Willy Wonka, Sesame Street, and the family cat; plus original compositions from Rossum and band members Bryan Nichols and Chris Bates, this recording contains both traditional jazz elements and modern genre bending combinations. Family has just been selected as the "Best Local Jazz Album of 2008" by the Minneapolis/ St. Paul magazine.

Now Kelly is gaining a regional reputation as a creative force in the definition of modern jazz. It is difficult to describe his style as anything but unique; combining the traditions of swing, bop and free jazz with the innovations of electronica, ambient and trance music. Kelly has presented music master classes in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has appeared on more than 40 CD recordings and is currently the Jazz Coordinator at MacPhail Center for Music in downtown Minneapolis.

John Schlabach
(USA)

John Schlabach joined the faculty of the Ohio University School of Music as trumpet professor in the fall of 1998. Prior to joining the Ohio University faculty, Schlabach taught at Murray State University, Murray, KY from 1983-1998. Schlabach was chosen "University Teacher of the Year" in 1995 by the Kentucky Music Educators Association, and in 2001 he was the recipient of the Ohio University School of Music "Distinguished Teacher" award. He earned degrees from Northwestern University and Western Illinois University.

Mr. Schlabach has presented numerous solo recitals at major universities throughout the midwest and southeast, and has extensive performing experience as a principal and solo orchestral player. He is currently principal trumpet in the Ohio Valley Symphony, and is first trumpet in Ohio Brass, the faculty brass quintet in residence in the Ohio University School of Music. He also performs frequently with the Columbus and West Virginia Symphony Orchestras.

Schlabach has written a number of educational articles that have appeared in publications such as The International Trumpet Guild Journal and The Instrumentalist. His article "On Connecting the Ear and Brass Performance" appeared in all four of the professional journals of the trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba/euphonium international associations. Keith Johnson, Regents Trumpet Professor at the University of North Texas and author of The Art of Trumpet Playing has stated, "His pedagogical writing is among the very finest I have seen ...." Mr. Schlabach is the founder and director of the annual Ohio Trumpet Workshops, which are week-long summer camps held on the O.U. campus for serious high school trumpet players.

Alan Siebert
(USA)

BM, State University of New York, Fredonia: MM, University of Michigan: DMA studies at Arizona State University. Former member, San Diego Symphony Orchestra and principal trumpet in both San Diego Opera and San Diego Chamber Orchestras. Teachers include, David Hickman, Charles Schlueter, John Ware, Clifford Lillya and William Dederer. Performances and recordings with Summit Brass. Faculty, Keystone Brass Institute and Rafael Mendez Brass Institute. Princpal trumpet, The American Sinfonietta; European tours in 1999, 2000. Most recent solo recording is Stargazer, released on Equilibrium. Two solo recordings with Hornpipes (trumpet/organ duo), on Integra and Rodgers. Recent solo performances include the 2007 International Trumpet Guild Conference and an eight-state solo tour in 2007. Co-author, Teaching Brass: A Resource Manual, published by McGraw-Hill, now in its 2nd edition. Faculty, University of Wisconsin-Superior 1980-1982), Arizona State University (1982-1983), San Diego State University (1984- 1989), Michigan State University (1989-1990).

Recordings with: Albany, Discovery, Integra, Klavier, New World, Pro Arte, Rodgers, Equilibrium and Summit Records. Board of Directors, International Trumpet Guild. Current member, Carillon Brass, and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Touring with Westwind Brass during the 2004-06 concert seasons. Yamaha Performing Artist. Faculty, CCM, since 1990.

Phil Slater
(Australia)

Phil Slater is a multi award winning Australian trumpeter and composer based in Sydney. He is the leader or co-leader of several bands including the Phil Slater Quartet and Band of Five Names. He has performed and recorded with a diverse range of artists including Nigel Kennedy, Lou Reed, DIG, Missy Higgins, Vince Jones, Bernie McGann, Archie Roach, Pnau, David Bridie, Katie Noonan, You Am I, Mike Nock, Terumasa Hino, The Sleepy Jackson, Jim Black and The Australian Art Orchestra. In 2004, Phil was awarded the Bell Award for Australian Jazz Musician of the Year. He has also been awarded the Music Council of Australia Freedman Fellowship in 2002, and the 2003 TAC/Wangaratta Jazz festival National Jazz Award.

In 2002 Phil released Strobe Coma Virgo - his debut recording as a leader - to critical acclaim, and has released three Band of Five Name recordings (Band of Five Names in 1998, Severance in 2002, and Empty Gardens in 2006). His latest recording is The Thousands by the Phil Slater Quartet featuring pianist Matt McMahon, Bassist Lloyd Swanton & Drummer Simon Barker.
http://www.philslater.com

James Stokes
(USA)

James Stokes is the Associate Professor of Trumpet for the Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music. He holds Doctoral and Master's degrees in performance from The Ohio State University and a Bachelors degree in music education from Indiana University where he studied with the renowned trumpet pedagogue William Adam. He has performed with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and the CAPA Broadway Show Series. James has also performed as co-principal of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. He has been the featured artist and trumpet clinician for festivals in Wyoming, West Virginia, Ohio, Washington and North Carolina. James is an Artist/Performer/Adjudicator for the National Trumpet Competition. He has served as a preliminary judge for the 2008 ITG Solo Competition and as chair for the ITG Orchestral Competition in 2006. James also served in the Ohio Chapter of ITG, hosting Adoph Herseth and Ron McCurdy in 2003. He was formerly the Associate Professor of Trumpet at Capital University for twelve years. James is the founding member of the Cathedral Brass Ensemble and a Vincent Bach Performing Artist.

Leanne Sullivan
(Australia)

Leanne Sullivan completed a Bachelor of Music degree at the Sydney Conservatorium and then travelled to London to further her studies. Since returning to Australia she has been in constant demand as both a modern and baroque trumpeter for over 15 years in Sydney and around Australia. In 2002 Leanne was awarded the prestigious Churchill Fellowship and travelled to Europe to further her virtuosity on the baroque trumpet. While often engaged as a soloist on a national scale, Leanne is currently Principal Trumpet with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and also performs with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with whom she has made several recordings. Leanne on staff in the brass department at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Scott Tinkler
(Australia)

Australian trumpeter Scott Tinkler has been performing professionally since 1983 and is well known for his many brilliant incarnations as an ensemble player, recording and touring with such groups as The Australian Art Orchestra, Mark Simmonds Freeboppers, The Paul Grabowsky Quintet and The Dale Barlow Quintet as well as with international artists such as Mark Helias, Joe Lovano, Betty Carter, Branford Marsalis, Han Bennink, Billy Harper, Arthur Blythe, Cindy Blackman, Karaikudi R Mani, etc.

In April 2003 Scott joined his long time associate Paul Grabowsky on a trip to New York to record an album of Pauls' original music with Branford Marsalis, Joe Lovano and Jeff "Tain" Watts. Tails Of Time and Space has now been released on the Warner label to stunning reviews, many highlighting Scotts stellar contribution to Pauls music.

With his recent move back to Melbourne, Scott is spending much of his time composing and performing with his Trio as well as providing a unique presence in Various Australian new music ensembles Ellision, Hydromus Krysogast and the Australian Art orchestra.

Scott is now lecturing at the Victorian College of the Arts and Monash University and has given master classes at the Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane Conservatoriums, Southern Cross University and the Hong Kong Polytechnique University. Scott was also a guest in New York at the "New School of Jazz" and when in Europe gives master classes at the Den Haag Royal and Rotterdam Conservatoriums in the Netherlands. Scott has received grants and invitations to perform through out the world in many diverse and rewarding situations in countries such as England, China, The Netherlands, America, Vietnam, France, India, Germany, New Caledonia, Norway and Tanzania.
http://www.stinkler.com

John Schlabach
(USA)

Andrea Tofanelli
(Italy)

Gordon Webb
(Thailand)

Gordon Webb, New Zealand born (1937) studied in the U.S.A. at the Eastman School of Music, Julliard and the Curtis School of Music. Later he formed the Gordon Webb brass Ensemble and also played with the N.Z.B.C. Symphony Orchestra. From 1963 to 1974, he played Principal Trumpet with the London Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras and appeared as soloist with such conductors as Sir Adrian Boult, Maxim Shostakovitch, Walter Susskind and Bernard Haitink.

Since 1974, he was Principal Trumpet with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra until joining the staff of the V.C.A. in 1979. In 1990, Gordon joined the staff of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music as Head of Brass and remained there until 1996 when he took early retirement. He now lives in Thailand. Gordon Webb has had a profound impact on trumpet playing in Australia, as well as the wider world. He commenced his professional career at aged 15 in the NZBC Orchestra and went on to be role model for generations of trumpeters. His recordings of works such as Handel’s Messiah with the LPO are world famous. At a time when London trumpeters "stuck to their guns" and played B flat trumpets almost exclusively, Gordon continued using the large bore C trumpet as his primary instrument of choice, based on his experience in New Zealand and mirroring the preference being shown by Adolf Herseth in the Chicago Symphony at the same time.

Once in the SSO, from 1974, Gordon demonstrated enormous generosity as a teacher and colleague, nurturing young, up-and-coming trumpeters both through private lessons and on-the-job in the SSO. He passed on his vast knowledge of symphonic repertoire and the use of the C trumpet. I believe he influenced the development of many players to such an extent that some may well not have developed their solid orchestral skills had it not been for his help and guidance.

After his time at the SSO, Gordon continued to teach, firstly in Melbourne and then in Sydney, imparting his wonderful knowledge to a whole new generation. The numbers of players so influenced are too many to list but, include: Brian Evans (Principal 3rd, AOBO); Bruce Hellmers (2nd trumpet AOBO); James Blunt (formerAOBO); Chris Perrin (former Orch of Victoria and now freelance); Paul Terracini (former 1st AOBO – and Danish Chamber Players); Paul Goodchild (Ass. Principal SSO), Josh Clare (Principal Trumpet AOBO); Sean Priest; Martin Phillipson (Adelaide Symphony) and many more.

Gordon has always been a strong supporter of the International Trumpet Guild and its objectives. He was heavily involved in the formation of the original ATG, which existed for a few years in the late 1970’s. He freely provided advice and counsel regarding the creation of that organisation, in the image of the still-new ITG and participated in clinics and wrote articles to help young players.

He has encouraged membership in and is a foundation member of the Australian Trumpet Guild, having served on its initial steering committee and first committee of management. He remains a member to this day. In 1999), he agreed to present a master class and take part in an orchestral panel at the ATG National Conference. To experience this fine artist and educator’s brilliant skills once again was a joy. It was a wonderful reminder of the clear, inspiring and totally committed way in which he carried out his distinguished career as a performer and educator. Gordon Webb will be receiving the ITG’s Award of Merit at ITG2010

Tristram Williams
(Australia)

Tristram Williams maintains a busy international career as a leading young soloist, ensemble musician, improvisor and educator. He has appeared as a soloist in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Britain, USA, Japan, China and many times around Australia, with orchestras such as the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Het Brabants Orkest, the Queensland Orchestra, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven Academy Orchestra (Antwerp) and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He has been a guest of international Arts or Music Festivals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Berlin, Warsaw, Huddersfield, Aix-en-Provence, St. Petersburg, and the Canary Islands.

Williams is particularly interested in new music, and has worked with composers including Karlheinz Stockhausen, James Dillon, Richard Barrett, Liza Lim, James McMillan, Chris Dench, John Rogers, Dominik Karski, and Tim O'Dwyer. He has given Premieres in Australia of solo trumpet works by Stockhausen, Zimmermann, Carter, Eötvös, HK Gruber, Lim and Robert Erikson, and as a member of the New Music Ensemble ELISION, many first performances including works by Ferneyhough, Lim, Barrett, and Karski. Williams is also an avid improvisor, and has an electro-acoustic group, based at SIAL sound studios at RMIT, called DIODE.

Williams was Associate Principal Trumpet of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at age 21, before resigning in 2006 after 7 years to concentrate on his solo career. He has performed as acting Principal Trumpet with most of the Australian Orchestras, and in 2004 was invited by Markus Stenz to play principal trumpet in the Guerzenich Orchester's 100th Anniversary concert of their premiere of Mahler's 5th Symphony in Cologne. He has also performed with the Australian Art Orchestra under Paul Grabowsky, and is a founding member of the Australian Brass Quintet.

Tristram Williams is Lecturer of Trumpet at the University of Melbourne. His teachers have included Armando Ghitalla, Hakan Hardenberger, Reinhold Friedrich, Markus Stockhausen, Daniel Mendelow and John Kellaway. He is a laureate of major international trumpet competitions in Brussels and Eindhoven, and was awarded a prize from Karlheinz Stockhausen at the 2006 Stockhausen Interpreters Course. Tristram Williams was the winner of a 2007 Symphony Australia Young Performer Award and a 2008 Churchill Fellowship.

Rebecca Wilt
(USA)

Nikos Xanthoulis
(Greece)

Dai Zhonghui
(China)

Zhonghui Dai is Principal Trumpet of the National Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Central Philharmonic) in Beijing, and has served as Principal Trumpet with the Santa Monica Symphony. Born in Manchuria, Mr. Dai studied at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music and, after receiving a Master of Fine Arts in Music from the International University in San Diego, studied trumpet with Boyde Hood at USC where he received his Artist Diploma. Mr. Dai has performed with the Beijing Symphony, the Liaoning Symphony and Opera House Orchestra and the China Symphony. In the United States, Mr. Dai has performed with the Riverside Philharmonic, the West Los Angeles Symphony, the Ventura County Symphony and the USC Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Mr. Dai is professor of trumpet and head of brass at the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

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Australian Baroque Brass
(Australia)

Australian Baroque Brass is one of Australia's finest early music ensembles. Founded in 2003, the ensemble is dedicated to the pursuit of musical excellence on authentic or period instruments. Based in Sydney under the artistic directorship of baroque trumpeter John Foster, Australian Baroque Brass gives numerous performances each year to audiences throughout New South Wales and Australia. The ensemble boasts some of the finest musicians Australia has to offer, with its members also holding positions in such ensembles as the Sydney Symphony, Adelaide Symphony, Tasmanian Symphony, West Australian Symphony and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestras. This dynamic ensemble performs a vast repertoire of European music from the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries, with the ensemble varying in size from solo recitals with continuo through to full orchestral performances. Typically, the ensemble performs with Natural Trumpets, Cornetts, Sackbuts, Natural Horns, Timpani, Soprano and Organ/Continuo. Australian Baroque Brass also regularly features guest performances by well known international and Australian artists as well as collaborations with other professional ensembles and choirs. Australian Baroque Brass has made several recordings which include the critically acclaimed CD "Music of a Golden Age", as well as live recordings for broadcast on ABC Classic FM. In 2006 Australian Baroque Brass will perform at festivals such as the Canberra International Chamber Music Festival and the New England Bach Festival and also give concerts throughout Australia.
http://www.australianbaroquebrass.com

Conservatorium Brass Ensemble AUSTRALIA
(Australia)

Les Trompettes de Lyon
(France)

The "Trompettes de Lyon" instrumental ensemble was born in 1989 from the meeting of five musicians trained in the academies of music and universities of Lyon. Today, the very same musicians still compose that quite unique music group, whose main originality resides in the wide range of instruments they play:depending on which sonorities they wish to get, they can run the gamut from the piccolo to the bass trumpet.

While pursuing their classical training, these musicians have progressively let their taste for quirky fun run loose on stage- which has resulted in unabashedly entertaining and humorous shows that have met with ever-increasing success.

Such eclecticsm have made them the welcome guests of various prestigious festivals of classical as well as baroque music. They have also been invited to perform by Maurice André and in the festivals of Cannes, Montreux (Stravinsky Auditorium) and Paris (Olympia, Grand Rex, Saint Germain Auditorium...)

Altogether, the "Trompettes de Lyon" have given over 600 concerts and shows, performed works that have been specially written for the ensemble, taught master classes and taken part in various other projects in association with numerous academies of music.

Their show "Lacquered Duck" was one of the highlights of the 2003 International conference in Dallas Fort Worth, to which they had come at the invitation of Stephen Chenette and Jon Burgess. We hope it will prove just as popular in July 2010 in Sydney where the five musicians will be just thrilled to meet you again!

The "Trompettes de Lyon" work in close collaboration with Selmer&Cie, Paris

The musicians: Pierre Ballester, Andre Bonnici, Didier Chaffard, Ludovic Roux, Jean Luc Richard

Rhythm and Brass
(USA)

"Beyond Category" was a term the great Duke Ellington used as the highest form of praise for those artists who transcended normal boundaries. Since their inaugural season in 1993, Rhythm & Brass has lived up to the ideal of a musical presentation that is not bound by time, geography or culture. With the unique ability to incorporate influences as divergent as Josquin Des Prez, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane, Johann Sebastian Bach, and, of course, Duke Ellington, Rhythm & Brass searches for the commonality in these influences and fearlessly weaves them all into a single concert experience.

While maintaining an active touring schedule, Rhythm & Brass has also performed at numerous special events including a 1994 New York concert debut at Carnegie Recital Hall with celebrated jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker. Commissions have been premiered at Chicago's Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic and the national convention of the Music Educator's National Conference. R&B has also been featured at the New York Brass Conference, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the Raphael Mendez Brass Institute, Kentucky's Great American Brass Band Festival, the National Trumpet Competition and the National Association of Music Merchants Convention in Los Angeles. Internationally, Rhythm & Brass has toured extensively in Canada, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Virgin Islands, and Japan.

The members of Rhythm & Brass maintain an active involvement in music education. Of particular interest is the promotion of chamber music in the schools. Their book, Team Play: a Guide to making Chamber Music Together (Universal Edition), is a method by which educator and student alike can take part in the joys of chamber music. Rhythm & Brass has given workshops and lectures on this subject at the Music Educator's National Conference and the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic as well as authoring an article for the Instrumentalist, one of the most important music education publications. The group is often found in residence at major universities throughout the nation as well as summer music camps and festivals such as Bands of America and the Brevard Music Center.
www.rexrichardson.net

Ralph Pyl's Sydney All-Star Big Band
(Australia)

The Sydney All Star Big Band was formed in 1990 by leading Australian trumpet player Ralph Pyl and is fast becoming Australia's most recognized big band.

Bringing together sixteen of the finest jazz, big band and session musicians in the Australian music scene, the band quickly caught the attention of jazz enthusiasts with its dynamic star soloists and powerful hard swinging treatments of contemporary and traditional big band compositions. The Sydney All Star Big Band has been the backing band of choice for many leading Australian and International entertainers including BMG recording artist Vanessa Rubin from New York, U.S. vocalist and pianist Buddy Greco during his two most recent Australian tours, US trumpet player and clinician Bobby Shew, US saxophonist Bob Mintzer, US trumpet player Vincent Di Martino and US trumpet player Rex Richardson. For the Sydney Festival in 2002, 2003 and 2004, Ralph assembled the big band for world renown US composers and arrangers Maria Schneider, Bob Florence and Rob McConnell. They have also performed and recorded with some of Australia's finest artists - James Morrison, Grace Knight, Don Burrows, Anthony Warlow, Frank Bennett, Darren Paul, Kerrie Biddell, Rhonda Burchmore, Ignatius Jones, Emma Pask, Monica Trapaga and Tom Burlinson. In June 2006, the band had the privilege of performing and entertaining guests at the reception of the highly publicised wedding of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.

The Sydney All Star Big Band is just as the name suggests...an all star band whose members are the leading jazz, big band and studio specialists in Australia. These musicians are in constant demand, touring and recording with their own projects, while also appearing as "hired guns" accompanying the biggest names in the entertainment industry.

November 2001 marked the release of the Sydney All Star Big Band's debut album of original material "Doin' Our Thing" which also gained worldwide recognition and is available on the jazz label "La Brava". December 2004 marked the release of the band's second album of original compositions "Pyl Driver" and is available on the jazz label "Newmarket Music". In June 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the Big Band won the annual 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th Australian Mo Award for best jazz ensemble of the year.
http://www.ralphpyl.com/The_Sydney_All_Star_Big_Band.htm

Sydney Brass

Biography to come

TroICa
(USA)

TROICA is a unique chamber ensemble comprised of Kim Dunnick (trumpet), Steven Mauk (alto saxophone), and Diane Birr (piano). The Russian word troika is used to denote a three-horse sleigh or a governing body made up of three equal individuals. The latter definition was most appropriate for this musical ensemble, but with a respelling using IC to indicate the Ithaca College connections.
Realizing that there is a dearth of literature for this combination, even though the instruments are quite common, TROICA has been active in searching for existing works that have not been well known and bringing them to the concert hall once again. Further, TROICA has helped create a body of new works for this combination, including pieces by Marc Satterwhite, Peter Lawrence, Mikhail Bronner, Efrem Podgaits, and Dominick DiOrio. All three members of TROICA are on the faculty of the School of Music at Ithaca College. Concerts have been presented in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Togliatti and Saratov (Russia), Khanty-Mansiysk (Siberia), Limerick (Ireland), Ljubljana (Slovenia), and in various venues in the Upstate New York area.

Trumpet Ensemble of the United States Washington Army Band "Pershing's Own"
(USA)

Wanderlust
(Australia)

Waratah Brass Band
(Australia)


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ITG Testimonials


"The ITG conference is always a great event. I have been going for over 10 years now and no matter what stage of trumpet performance or teaching I am in, I always find colleagues, inspirational artists, talented students, and many friends there. It gives me such a boost to see so many trumpet players in one place and combined with the spectacular setting of Sydney for 2010, I wouldn't miss it!"


Kelly Parkes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech, Virginia USA
Australian Trumpet Guild, Secretary



"During September of 2006, I was fortunate enough to visit Australia with my wife Patti to perform with some of the country's fine musical groups. What a time we had!"


"The main event was The Australian Trumpet Guild Conference. ITG is certainly poised to have a fantastic 2010 conference based on what I saw at The ATG 2006 event! Brass bands, military bands, baroque trumpet performance, master classes, etc were all wonderful and among the finest in the world. I was fortunate enough to play with The Willoughby Brass Band, The RAF Big Band, Ralph Pyle and The Sydney All Star Big Band, The Barker College Bands and Orchestra, and others. We also attended a concert at Sydney Grammar School of The Australian Baroque Brass directed by John Foster and, of course, heard our 2010 host, Brain Evans play with Opera Australia in a performance of Rigoletto. They were all spectacular!"


"The ATG Conference was held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. It is a first class facility and about a ten-minute walk from The Sydney Opera House and the city proper. It is also within walking distance of The Basement, Sydney's premiere jazz club! We stayed at The Radisson in Chinatown and watched the monorail pass by across the street! Sydney is a wonderful place to walk and sightsee. We only took the train one time while downtown, choosing to walk every day. It is truly one of the nicest places we have ever visited! It is rare to see people clean the streets with a dustpan!!"


"I am truly looking forward to a return to Australia for The ITG 2010 Conference. I encourage all to start saving to attend. Sydney is a "not-to-be-missed" city. Australia has some of the finest musicians in the world in great orchestras, early music ensembles and military and brass bands. The teaching level and organization is extraordinary as well. Don't miss a great chance to see and hear them and experience Australia first hand!"


Vince DiMartino and Patti Powell



"I had the opportunity to visit Sydney for a short while in 2004 and left with a wonderful impression of the city. From enjoying a newly composed opera at the iconic Sydney Opera House, to buying a new didgeridoo to take home for my students, the experience was enjoyable and exciting. I'll be there for the 2010 conference, and I hope to see many of you there as well! G'day All!"


Asst. Prof. Dr. Joseph Bowman
Professor of Trumpet
Assistant Director - International Affairs
Mahidol University College of Music, Thailand



"Attending the ITG Conference in 2000 in New York and again in 2002 in Manchester were quite simply put, an unbelievable experience. The amazing concerts and masterclasses are obvious highlights, but to have the experience of "rubbing shoulders" with some of the greatest trumpet players in the world and having the chance to network with them were particularly invaluable for me. Sydney is one of the greatest cities on the planet (as evidenced in the 2000 olympic games) and i have no doubt it will provide the perfect backdrop and facilities to host the 2010 ITG conference. This is one event in my lifetime that i personally don't intend to miss. Simply put, if you don't have a fun at an ITG conference then trumpet just isn't your thing!!!"


John Coulton
Queensland Conservatorium Graduate and European Professional Trumpeter