We're taking a look into the exotic world of percussion this week. Not just drums but a whole range of different instruments that are stuck, shaked or scraped!

Tan Dun
The Banquet 
Lang Lang (piano)
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Shanghai Percussion Ensemble 
Shanghai Opera House Chorus
Gao Jian (conductor) 

Traditional
Camel’s Rhythm
Upper Egypt Percussion Ensemble 

Philip Glass
Aguas da Amazonia: No 1 Madeira River
Third Coast Percussion

Leonard Bernstein
Mambo from West Side Story
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel

World of Percussion

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Il Giardino d'Amore: Sinfonia
Ensemble 1700
Dorothee Oberlinger

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Norma, Act I: Casta Diva
Renée Fleming
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Voices
Sir Charles Mackerras

Francesco Buzzaro (b.1969)
Fuego
Francesco Buzzaro (guitar)

Giovanni Sollima (b.1962)
Il bell'Antonio, Tema III
Kathryn Stott (piano) and Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Sicilian Vespers Overture
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado

Sicily

Paul studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London. His first appointment was co-principal trumpet of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden eventually moving from this position to join Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the UK’s premier contemporary ensemble, London Sinfonietta. During this period Paul was a prize-winner at the Toulon Prix de Concours alongside Hakan Hardenburger and Eric Aubier. His success in this competition allowed him to develop his solo career. 
On the retirement of Philip Jones, Paul was a founder-member of English Brass Ensemble and toured extensively with this group for many years, focussing on the contemporary brass ensemble repertoire. Paul has worked with many of the world’s leading composers including Witold Lutoslawski, Elliott Carter, Gunther Schuller, Peter Maxwell Davies, Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez , Toru Takemitsu, George Benjamin and Harrison Birtwistle.
Paul has also been principal trumpet of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and is still currently a member of one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras, Britten Sinfonia: resident ensemble at the Barbican, London.
His career as a trumpeter has covered many genres: classical, contemporary, commercial, film, pop and folk music, and he has worked with many popular artists including Barbara Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Sir Paul McCartney, Bloc Party and Oasis. He was also invited to perform with trumpeter Maurice Murphy at the wedding of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
His film work includes Batman (1989), Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Shrek, Madagascar, The Chronicles of Narnia, Rambo, Sweeney Todd, Moulin Rouge and Pirates of the Caribbean. In the studio he has worked with many of the great film composers such as Henry Mancini, Michel Legrand, John Williams, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Elmer Bernstein and Jerry Goldsmith. His interest in folk music stems from his work with the iconic folk group, Brass Monkey and the folk-rock band, Home Service. 
Paul’s work as a chamber musician includes long-established relationships with three London-based chamber orchestras, Britten Sinfonia, London Mozart Players and Orchestra of St John’s. As principal trumpet of these orchestras he regularly performs the solo trumpet repertoire and contributes to their creative educational and community-based projects. 
In 2003 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, London, limited to 300 former Academy students, and awarded to those musicians who have distinguished themselves within the music profession. 

In 2010 Paul founded English Brass Academy and has since developed collaborations with many UK and international schools in countries such as Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan, Dubai, Poland and Ukraine. 
Paul is also an active composer and arranger and many of his works are published by Brass Wind Publications. He is the editor of two series of brass music: English Brass Collection and the Paul Archibald Collection. 
His discography includes solo works for trumpet and piano (Joie de Vivre and Divertissment) and a range of concerti with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt. Paul also brought together the International Celebrity Trumpet Ensemble for an iconic recording of original works for trumpet ensemble, featuring Ryan Anthony, Maurice Murphy, Gabor Tarkovi, Hans Gansch and other world class musicians. His recording of the Shostakovich Concerto No 1 op 35 for trumpet, piano and strings with Alain Lefèvre (piano), Mathias Bamert (conductor) and the London Mozart Players was awarded Canada's prestigious JUNO award for best Classical Album in 2010
In 2019 Paul founded a new charity - Harmony: Action Through the Arts - bringing benefit to young people who are socially and economically disadvantaged through activity in a range of musical projects. Paul is currently Head of Woodwind and Brass at Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok, Thailand

Sicily

Paul Archibald

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