Will Thomas

Trumpet

Trials:

Opera North – Principal 2nd Trumpet (November 2024 – Present)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - 2nd Trumpet Trial (Feb 2024 - Feb 2025)

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Co-Principal (Jan 2024 - Feb 2025)

Scottish Opera - Principal Trumpet (Feb 2024 - Dec 2024)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Principal Trumpet (Mar 2022 - Sep 2023)

Freelance/Extra work:

Aurora Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Hallé Orchestra

London Mozart Players

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra *

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Knussen Ensemble

Concerto Copenhagen *

Hanover Band **

La Musica Nuovo

The Mozartists **

Thomas Tallis Society **

Guest Principal *

Guest Principal Baroque Trumpet **

SESSION WORK

• RPO Sessions (Bumping) - Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Japan - Joe Hisaishi - Symphony No.3 Metaphysica and Suite: The Boy and The Heron

CHAMBER PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE:

• ‘The Natrio Ensemble’ – Natural Trumpet and 20th Century Trumpet Trio
          o Winners of the ‘Musician’s Company Brass Ensemble Prize’ at the Royal Academy of Music 2022
          o Performed at St John’s Smith Square Concert Series 2023, Charlotte Fraser Foundation Concert Series 2022 & 2023,
             Swaledale Festival 2024, Thames Festival 2024, Regent Hall 2023 and various other music festivals
• Connaught Brass Quintet
          o Performed Britten’s Fanfare for St Edmundsbury at St Edmundsbury Cathedral - 2022
          o Extra on First and Second trumpet in various concerts 2018-2022
• Performed on multiple occasions with the Docklands Sinfonia Brass Quintet
• Performed with St Martin in the Fields Brass Quintet on multiple Occasions
• National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain
          o Assistant Principal Cornet 2015 – 2018

EDUCATION

• 2018 – 2022 Graduated with First Class Honours from the Royal Academy of Music (2018-2022), BMus – Studying with Mark David, Paul Beniston, John Hutchins, Robert Farley, James Fountain, Jeroen Berwaerts, Gareth Small, William O’Sullivan and Nick Smart
• 2022-2024 – Graduated Masters Degree with Distinction at the Royal Academy of Music - Master of Arts

SOLO AND AWARDS

• Performed Ligeti’s ‘Mysteries of the Macabre’ for Solo Trumpet - conducted by Barbara Hannigan and the Royal Academy of Music Chamber Orchestra - 2024
• Performed Edward Gregson’s Trumpet Concerto with the Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra at Barbican’s Milton Court and the
Thaxted Festival 2018
• Performed the Aritunian Trumpet Concerto with Richmond Symphony Orchestra (2019)
• Performing Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto with Richmond Sinfonia (2018)
• Winner of Junior Guildhall Lutine Prize in 2017 and Principals Prize 2018
• BBC Young Musician Brass Finalist in 2014 & 2018
• Help Musicians Ian Fleming Award Holder 2023/2024
• Charlotte Fraser Scholarship Winner (2022-2024)
• Countess of Munster Artist 2023/24
• Timothy Bowers Royal Academy of Music Academic Achievement Award Winner 2022
• Achieved Distinction in DipABRSM Trumpet Diploma and Distinction in ARSM Piano Diploma

OUTREACH AND TEACHING (Valid Enhanced DBS)

• Brass Teacher at Guildhall Young Artists Kings Cross (September 2022-Present)
• LRAM teaching qualification (April 2020)
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama Easter Course Brass teacher 2023
• Open Academy - working at City Lit with adults with Down’s Syndrome and autism, helping them to learn how to read music, play new instruments and create ensembles to further their love for music despite their disabilities.
• Outreach in local Yorkshire schools with the Natrio Ensemble as part of the Swaledale Festival

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Instruments
Trumpet, Baroque Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet