‘Just’ Natural Trumpet Masterclass - Royal Northern College of Music
18 November 2024, 18:00I was invited by Murray Greig, Head of Brass at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, to lead trumpet class and introduce my book, ‘Just’ Natural Trumpet, to the college’s trumpet players on Monday 18 November 2024. This was a wonderful ‘full circle’ moment for me, as I first began playing the natural trumpet 18 years ago after attending a similar masterclass at the
‘Just’ Natural Trumpet Lecture Presentation - St Andrew's Thornhill Square, London
5 October 2024, 20:00I gave a lecture presentation about my book, ‘Just’ Natural Trumpet on Saturday 5 October 2024 at St Andrew’s church in Thornhill Square in London. The lecture was part of a natural trumpet weekend course organised by Bill Tuck. I have known Bill for many years, having first met him in 2008, even before I moved to London. Indeed one of my earliest blogs on this website was entitled ‘Tomes
Bach & Mozart - Academy of Ancient Music - Royal Northern College of Music
21 June 2024, 21:00I coached students of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester from 18–21 June 2024 as part of the Academy of Ancient Music's AAMplify initiative. I taught with Joe Crouch (cello) and (fellow RNCM alumni) Mark Baigent (oboe). I played first trumpet alongside the RNCM students in a performance of Bach’s Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11), directed by Alexander Rebetge,
Future Talent - Mentoring - Royal Northern College of Music
9 February 2020, 15:00I had the pleasure of mentoring for ‘Future Talent’ at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) on Sunday 9th February 2020.
The extreme weather of Storm Ciara made some of the travel arrangements a bit of a challenge. Fortunately my route to and from Manchester was largely unaffected but there was more debris on the roads than normal, and at one point I had to ford a deeply-flooded road on
Natural Trumpet Masterclass - Berkshire Maestros
15 December 2019, 20:00I devised and presented an early brass workshop for the students of Berkshire Maestros in Reading. The class was entitled 'The Evolution of the Trumpet Ensemble' and it featured trumpet ensemble music (spanning c.400 years) by Thomsen, Bendinelli, Fantini, Monteverdi, C. P. E. Bach, Altenburg, Dauverné and Andrzej Panufnik.
I provided nine natural trumpets in D at A=415Hz for the students to play,
Newcastle University - Natural Trumpet Masterclass
31 January 2019, 16:00At the invitation of Adrian France, Head of Brass, I gave a natural trumpet masterclass to the brass students of Newcastle University on Wednesday 31st January 2019. The class took place between 14:00 and 16:00 in the spacious Robert Boyle Lecture Theatre in the Armstrong Building, on the main University campus. I was glad to be able to deliver a masterclass to higher education students on the subject
Taverner Symposium - 'A Pursuit of Music' - Oxford
23 April 2017, 19:00Exactly a week after playing in Oxford with the Oxford Bach Soloists, I was back in the 'City of Dreaming Spires' for the Taverner Consort's Symposium, entitled 'A Pursuit of Music'. The talk took place at Oxford University's Faculty of Music and Bate Collection on Sunday 23rd of April 2017.
I had given a talk at the previous event (Taverner at 40 - April 2013) and it was remembered that I had shown
Orchestra of the 18th Century - Tour 123
4 December 2014, 21:00I made my debut with the Orchestra of the 18th Century on 'Tour 123'. The tour began on the 23rd of November 2014 and finished on the 3rd of December 2014. It included performances in Rotterdam (Holland), Roeselare (Belgium), Dublin (Ireland), Belfast (Northern Ireland), Amsterdam (Holland) and The Hague (Holland).
It was a huge privilege to be asked to play with the Orchestra of the 18th Century
Household Cavalry Masterclass
30 March 2014, 10:50On Tuesday, 25th of March, I had the pleasure of giving a lecture and masterclass at Hyde Park Barracks for members of the Life Guards in the Household Cavalry and members of the Band of the Blues and Royals. I performed with the Altenburg Ensemble and we presented a short history of the Natural Trumpet, and then demonstrated each point using a suitable piece of music. We performed music by Bendinelli,
Oxford University Bate Collection Lecture for Taverner Consort
9 April 2013, 20:29
The "Un-Natural Trumpet" : 7th April 2013
With the launch of their new recording of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo and to celebrate the Taverner Consort's 40th Anniversary, Andrew Parrott organised a day of lectures at the Oxford University Faculty of Music and Bate Collection of Musical Instruments. Andrew asked me to give a lecture about the Natural Trumpet. The lecture was held on the 7th April
University College of London Lecture
15 December 2009, 22:00
The Natural Trumpet: Original Instruments - “Original Ears”?
“Original Ears” - By Bruce Haynes - from” The End of Early Music - Oxford University Press, 2007
University College of London - North and South Cloisters
Katie Hodges (Left) - with the ensemble of new Natural Trumpet players. L-R Katie Hodges (Conducting), Andrew Thompson (sitting), Maria Jose Pinilla, Brian Read, Dearbhla
UCL Lecture - 'The Natural Trumpet: Original Instruments - Original Ears?'
13 December 2009, 18:00
University College of London Music Society
The Natural Trumpet: Original Instruments - “Original Ears”?“Original Ears” - By Bruce Haynes - from” The End of Early Music - Oxford University Press, 2007
University College of London - North and South Cloisters
Katie Hodges (Left) - with the ensemble of new Natural Trumpet players. L-R Katie Hodges (Conducting), Andrew Thompson (sitting),
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