Brass Ensemble

The 2019 Ensembles For The Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition

The Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition has announced the competitors in this inaugural event. Taking place in July 2019, these sixteen ensembles will travel from all over the world to the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK.  Listening to these young, ambitious ensembles are the following jury members:

  • Reinhold Friedrich, Chairman and Trumpet
  • Barbara Butler, Trumpet
  • Frøydis Ree Wekre, Horn
  • Ian Bousfield, Trombone
  • Oren Marshall, Tuba

Click here for more information about the competition.

All Saints Brass, UK

TRUMPET 1 – Daniel Tarrant
TRUMPET 2 – Bethan Plant
HORN – Jack Sindall
TROMBONE – Miriam Wallich
TUBA – Joshua Allen

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Apollo Brass, Germany

TRUMPET 1 – Gwyn Owen
TRUMPET 2 – Katie Smith
HORN – Margreth Luise Nußdorfer
TROMBONE – Kris Garfitt
TUBA -Michael Johann Schwarzfischer

Aura Brass Ensemble PJIBEC Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition

Aura Brass, UK

TRUMPET 1 – Mark James
TRUMPET 2 – Rebecca Wilson
HORN – James Goodenough
TROMBONE – Lewis Bettles
TUBA – Andreas Theocharous

Billi Brass Quintet PJIBEC Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition

Billi Brass Quintet, Italy

TRUMPET 1 – Gabriele Paggi
TRUMPET 2 – Davide Bartoni
HORN – Gabriele Ricci
TROMBONE – Flavio Pannacci
TUBA – Guglielmo Pastorelli

Cobalt Brass Ensemble PJIBEC Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition

Cobalt Brass, UK

TRUMPET 1 – Joseph Martin
TRUMPET 2 – Adam Bidgood
HORN – Kieran Lyster
TROMBONE – Jack Rowlands
TUBA – Conall Gormley

Connaught Brass, UK

TRUMPET 1 – Aaron Akugbo
TRUMPET 2 – Harry Plant
HORN – Robyn Blair
TROMBONE – Chris Brewster
TUBA – Aled Meredith-Barrett

Flower City Brass PJIBEC Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition

Flower City Brass, USA

TRUMPET 1 – Dean Oaks
TRUMPET 2 – Steve Felix
HORN – Sara Petokas
TROMBONE – Tyler Simms
TUBA – Brett Copeland

Le Korrigan, France

TRUMPET 1 – Filip Orkisz
TRUMPET 2 – Pierre Evano
HORN – Arthur Gomez
TROMBONE – Juliette Blum
TUBA – Florestan Mosser

Local Brass Quintet PJIBEC Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition

Local Brass Quintet, France

TRUMPET 1 – François Petitprez
TRUMPET 2 – Javier Rossetto
HORN – Benoit Collet
TROMBONE – Romain Durand
TUBA – Tancrède Cymerman

London Metropolitan Brass, UK

TRUMPET 1 – Tom Freeman Attwood
TRUMPET 2 – Emily Mitchell
HORN – Ben Hulme
TROMBONE – Benny Vernon
TUBA – Stuart Beard

R.E.T Chamber Brass, Austria

TRUMPET 1 – Manuela Tanzer
TRUMPET 2 – Julian Ritsch
HORN – Antonia Kapelari
TROMBONE – Andreas Lettinger
TUBA – Gabriel Bramböck

Schaka Quintet, Slovenia

TRUMPET 1 – Matej Kravcar
TRUMPET 2 – Lenart Zih
HORN – Blaž Ogrič
TROMBONE – Tine Plahutnik
TUBA – Rok Grubelnik

Skyline Brass, UK

TRUMPET 1 – Will Morley
TRUMPET 2 – Adam Stockbridge
HORN – Fabian van de Geest
TROMBONE – Jonathan Hollick
TUBA – Steven Calow

Urban Brass Ensemble PJIBEC Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition

Urban Brass, Germany

TRUMPET 1 – Antony Quennouelle
TRUMPET 2 – Daniel Albrecht
HORN – Miriam Zimmermann
TROMBONE – Julian Huß
TUBA – Frederik Bauersfeld

W1 Brass, UK

TRUMPET 1 – James Nash
TRUMPET 2 – Shannon Harper
HORN – Johan Stone
TROMBONE – Hannah Stell
TUBA – Christopher Barron

Zagreb Brass Ensemble PJIBEC Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition

Zagreb Brass Quintet, Croatia

TRUMPET 1 – Peter Firšt
TRUMPET 2 – Alen Vađunec
HORN – Ante Medvidović
TROMBONE – Mate Đuzel
TUBA – Mihael Hrgar

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy E. Smith is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. He received music degrees from Grace College, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Jeremy is the bass trombonist of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra and performs throughout Ohio, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Smith is a member of the International Trombone Association and the Jazz Journalists Association.