Elegy for Mippy II for Solo Trombone

Improvisation No.1 By Crespo

'le Cygne' by Saint-Saens

John Connolly first started to play the trombone at the age of 14. He soon progressed to principal trombone of the Young sinfonia, the north easts top youth ensemble. during his time with the Young Sinfonia, based at the Sage Gateshead, he was fortunate enough to be invited to play in the proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra through various projects with the Sage Gateshead. He then went on to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama under the tuition of Simon Johnson, Principal trombone of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lance Green former Principal trombone of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and John Kenny, International Soloist. During his time at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama he developed his orchestral and solo skills with the help of his teachers and has played professionally with some of Scotlands leading professional orchestra's including; the BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Orchestra of Scottish Opera. In September 2011 he was awarded a trial with the BBCSSO for the position of Principle Second Trombone and as a result played some interesting and challenging repetoire. As a Teacher John has been trombone tutor for the HNC Music course at Ayr College and has a wealth of experiece teaching children and adults in various setting including an educational trip to the Faroe islands with the Academy Brass ensemble teaching Children and Adults in groups ranging from 4 to 500.  He currently teaches for Northumberland County Council, The Sage Gateshead and for some of the leading private schools in the north east.

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