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Saturday 24 May 1.10pm
Sam has grown up surrounded by music, particularly orchestras and brass bands, and started playing cornet at the age of 6.
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This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
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Free admission | Donations welcome
Programme
Leonard Bernstein: Rhapsody in blue arr. Dokshitser
Richard Peaslee: Nightsongs
Alexander Scriabin: Andante in Bb minor. arr. Hudson
Malcolm Arnold: Fantasy for trumpet
Florence Price: Adoration arr. Balchin
Jean-Francois: Chant du Berger
Arne Nordheim: Den Første Sommerfugl arr. Balchin
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bio
Sam grew up surrounded by music, particularly orchestras and brass bands, and started playing cornet at the age of 6. He made his concerto debut touring Germany at the age of 14 playing the Haydn Trumpet Concerto.
During his years at Sixth Form, Sam studied trumpet at the Royal College of Music Junior Department under Torbjörn Hultmark, performing at the 606 Jazz Club, Cadogan Hall and as a soloist at the Elgar Room in the Royal Albert Hall. Sam was a part of the National Youth Orchestra during his last year at RCMJD in which he was principal trumpet, performing around the UK and at the BBC Proms 2022.
After graduating from RCMJD, he received the Freda Dinn and Ida Mabbett Prize for exceptional solo performance in the inaugural Concerto Competition.
Sam is now a full scholar at Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the ‘Chartered Surveyors’ Company’ studying under Paul Beniston and Anne McAnaney. Sam reached the final of the Armourers and Braziers’ Prize in his first year, and performs chamber and solo recitals in Guildhall’s solo festivals.
During his time at Guildhall, Sam has performed as a soloist with the London Chinese Children’s Orchestra, and the Odyssey Festival Orchestra. Sam also performed Alexandra Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto twice with the Milton Keynes University Orchestra. Sam was 1st trumpet in the West End show Frank’s Closet and is currently principal trumpet in the Odyssey Festival Orchestra and in the Young Musician’s Orchestra.
Sam performs regular trumpet recitals at the Actor’s Church in Covent Garden, the Brighton Chapel Royal and Southwark Cathedral. Sam competed in the 4th International Trumpet Competition ‘Théo Charlier’ and recently reached the semi-final of the Royal Over Sea’s League 73rd Annual Music Competition.
Presented in association with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
