Musical Theatre & Opera

2024-25

BROADWAY TRAINING CENTER

New York NY

Lead Trumpet: Les Miserables, Hello Girls

 

2022-25

NARROWS COMMUNITY THEATRE
New York NY

Lead Trumpet: A Christmas Carol, Suessical, 42nd Street

 

2024

MANNES OPERA

New York NY

Trumpet: The Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)

 

BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Paramus NJ

Lead Trumpet: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

 

2023

MANNES OPERA

New York NY

Trumpet: The Magic Flute (Mozart)

Lead Trumpet: L'Enfant Et Les Sortileges (Ravel)

 

WESTON THEATRE COMPANY

Weston VT

Lead Trumpet: Singin’ in the Rain

 

NEXTGEN THEATRE

New York NY

Lead Trumpet: Company

2022

MANSFIELD ENTERTAINMENT

Oshawa ON

Lead Trumpet: Peter Pan

 

2021

WESTERN OPERA COMPANY

London ON

Lead Trumpet: Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi

 

2018

WILFRID LAURIER MUSICAL THEATRE

Waterloo ON

Lead Trumpet: Catch Me If You Can

 

2017

WILFRID LAURIER MUSICAL THEATRE

Waterloo ON

Section Trumpet: Bye Bye Birdie

 

Orchestral & Small Ensemble

2024-Present

JEMME BRASS QUINTET

New York NY

Founding Member

 

2023-25

SYMPHONY OF WESTCHESTER
White Plains NY

Lead/Section Trumpet

 

2024

ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Aspen CO

Section Trumpet

 

2022-24

MANNES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
New York NY

Lead/Section Trumpet

 

MANNES BRASS ENSEMBLE

New York NY

Lead/Section Trumpet

 

2023

ORCHESTRA OF THE BRONX

New York NY

Section Trumpet

 

MANNES AMERICAN COMPOSERS ENSEMBLE (MACE)

New York NY

Trumpet: Sufjan Stevens, BQE

2021-22

LONDON COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

London ON

Lead Trumpet

 

2020-22

WESTERN BRASS QUINTET

London ON

Lead Trumpet

 

WESTERN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

London ON

Lead Trumpet, Soloist (March 2022)

 

2019-20

KRAKEN BRASS QUINTET

Waterloo ON

Founding Member

 

WILFRID LAURIER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Waterloo ON

Lead/Section Trumpet

 

2016-19

WILFRID LAURIER WIND ENSEMBLE

Waterloo ON

Section Leader

 

Solo Gigs

2025

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Fair Lawn NJ

 

GRADUATION CEREMONY

Jersey City NJ

 

EASTER VIGIL AT ST AEDAN’S CHURCH

Jersey City NJ

 

2024

MANNES PERFORMANCE DIPLOMA RECITAL II
New York NY

 

SOLO RECITAL AT ST. AEDAN’S CHURCH

Jersey City NJ

 

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Fair Lawn NJ

 

EASTER VIGIL AT ST AEDAN’S CHURCH

Jersey City NJ

 

EASTER SERVICE AT CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

New York NY

 

2023

CHRISTMAS MASS AT ST AEDAN’S CHURCH

Jersey City NJ

 

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Fair Lawn NJ

 

MANNES PERFORMANCE DIPLOMA RECITAL I
New York NY

 

EASTER SERVICE AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

New Canaan CT

2022

FLAG DEDICATION CEREMONY

New York NY

 

WESTERN MASTER’S RECITAL II

London ON

 

EASTER SERVICE AT NEW ST. JAMES CHURCH

London ON

 

2021

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE

Hagerville ON

 

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AT NEW ST. JAMES CHURCH

London ON

 

WESTERN MASTER’S RECITAL I

London ON

 

2021

EASTER SERVICE AT NEW ST. JAMES CHURCH

London ON

 

2020

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AT NEW ST. JAMES CHURCH

London ON

 

WILFRID LAURIER GRADUATION RECITAL

Waterloo ON

 

2019

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AT ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN

Kitchener ON

 

WILFRID LAURIER THIRD YEAR RECITAL

Waterloo ON

 

2018

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AT ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN

Kitchener ON

Education

2024

AMERICAN BRASS QUINTET SEMINAR

Aspen Music Festival and School
Aspen CO

Instructors: Brandon Ridenour, Kevin Cobb, Eric Reed, Hillary Simms, John Rojak, Ray Mase

 

2022-24

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES DIPLOMA

Mannes School of Music
New York NY

Instructors: Brandon Ridenour, Peter Evans, Mark Gould

 

2020-22

MASTER OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

University of Western Ontario
London ON

Instructors: Aaron Hodgson, Shawn Spicer, Steven Woomert

 

2016-20

HONOURS BACHELOR OF MUSIC

Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo ON

Instructor: Guy Few

 

Awards & Achievements

Orchestra St. Luke’s Chamber Music Fellow ---- 2024

Mannes Prep Service Award ---- 2024

Mannes School of Music Full Merit Scholarship ---- 2022

Western University Concerto Competition Winner ---- 2021

Ontario Graduate Scholarship ---- 2021

Western University Concerto Competition Finalist  ---- 2020

Western Graduate Research Scholarship ---- 2020

Harold and Violet Seegmiller Award for Music ---- 2020

The Charles and Myrtle Walkom Music Award ---- 2019

 

CONCERTI

Arutiunian Alexander (1920- 2012)  ---- Concerto in Ab Major

Bohme, Oskar (1870- 1938) ---- Trumpet Concerto, Op. 18

Haydn, Joseph (1732- 1809)   ----    Concerto in Eb Major

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778- 1837) ---- Concerto in Eb Major

Neruda, Johann Baptist Georg (1708- 1780)  ---- Concerto in Eb Major

Sperger, Johannes M. (1750- 1812)  ---- Concerto in D for Corno da Caccio

Torelli, Giuseppe (1658- 1709)  ---- Concerto in D Major

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678- 1741)  ---- Concerto for Two Trumpets

 

SONATAS

Ewazen, Eric (b. 1954)   ---- Sonata No. 1 for Trumpet and Piano

Handel, George Frideric (1685- 1759) ---- Sonata in E flat Major

Handel, George Frideric (1685- 1759) ---- Sonata in G Minor

Hansen, Thorvald (1847- 1915)  ---- Sonata for Cornet and Piano

Hubeau, Jean (1917- 1992)   ---- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

Kennan, Kent (1913- 2003)   ---- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

Peeters, Flor (1903- 1986)   ---- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

Purcell, Henry (1659- 1695)   ---- Sonata in D Major

Stevens, Halsey (1908- 1989) ---- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

Viviani, Giovanni B. (1638- 1693)  ---- Sonata Prima

Viviani, Giovanni B. (1638- 1693)   ---- Sonata Seconda

Vizzutti, Allen (b. 1952)   ---- Sonata No. 2

 

TRUMPET AND PIANO

Arban, J.B. (1825- 1889) ---- Fantasy Brilliante

Arban, J.B. (1825- 1889)   ---- Variations on theme from Norma by Bellini

Balay, Guillaume (1871- 1943)  ---- Prelude et Ballade

Clarke, Herbert L. (1867- 1945)  ---- The Debutante

Clarke, Herbert L. (1867- 1945)  ---- Twilight Dreams

Debussy, Claude (arr. B. Ridenour)  ---- The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

Gershwin, George (1898- 1937) ---- 3 Preludes

Goedicke, Alexander (1877- 1957)  ---- Concert Etude

Honegger, Arthur (1892- 1955)  ---- Intrada for Trumpet and Piano

Piazzolla, Astor (1921- 1992)   ----  Oblivion

Piazzolla, Astor (1921- 1992)   ----- Tango Final

Rachmaninoff, Sergej (1873- 1943) ---- Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

Thieke/Weiss (arr. B. Ridenour)  ---- A Wonderful World

Turrin, Joseph (b. 1947)   ---- Elegy

Vachey, Henri (1930- 2006)   ---- Aria et Marcato

 

UNACCOMPANIED TRUMPET

Andrix, George    ---- Miniatures for Solo Trumpet

Sampson, David (b. 1951)   ----  Solo

Scelsi, Giacinto (1905-1988)   ----  Quatre Pieces Pour Trompette Solo

Thrower, Daniel     ----  Expressions for Unaccompanied Trumpet

Tull, Fisher (1934- 1994)  ----  Eight Profiles for Solo Trumpet

 

21ST CENTURY WORKS

Harton, Megan    ----  Mayday (for trumpet and electronics)

Higdon, Jennifer (b. 1962) ----  Trumpet Songs

Robbins, Scott     ----  3 Blues for Cello and Trumpet

 

QUINTET WORKS

Allwood, Rashaan   ----  Cold Water Chorales

Arnold, Malcolm (1921- 2006)  ---- Quintet

Bykanov, A. (b. 1937)    ---- Traffic

Cable, Howard (1920- 2016)   ---- A Newfoundland Sketch Brass Quintet

Cheetham, John (b. 1939)   ---- Scherzo

Dukas, Paul (1865- 1935)   ---- Fanfare (arr. Wayne Barrington)

Ewald, Victor (1860- 1935)   ---- Brass Quintet No. 1

Forsyth, Malcolm (1936- 2011)  ---- The Golyardes’ Grounde

Grieg, Edvard (1843- 1907)  ---- Holberg Suite (arr. Jeff Luke)

Kamen, Michael (1948- 2003)  ---- Quintet

Kompanek, Sonny (b. 1943)   ---- Killer Tango

Ridenour, Brandon  ---- Lament

Sacco, Steven ---- Quintet

Urcisino da Silva, Jose (b. 1935)  ---- Suite Recife

 

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