CHRISTOPHER MARTIN - Trumpet - originally from Marietta, Georgia, begins his first season as Principal Trumpet of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra this year. Mr. Martin comes to the Atlanta Symphony after three years as Associate Principal Trumpet of The Philadelphia Orchestra. He received his Bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music in 1997 under the trumpet instruction of professors Charles Geyer and Barbara Butler. Prior to joining The Philadelphia Orchestra in October 1997, Mr. Martin was also offered the Principal Trumpet position with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Martin has been an Affiliate Professor of Trumpet at Temple University in Philadelphia, and gives master classes at music conservatories and colleges around the nation, including the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Martin has also recently completed a very successful tour of Japan with the Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, a brass quintet comprised mainly of Principals from The Philadelphia Orchestra. Mr. Martin may be heard as Principal Trumpet with the Atlanta Symphony under the direction of Yoel Levi on Telarc Records' recording of Mahler's First and Tenth Symphonies, and on Albany Records with the Albany Symphony.
MARK HUGHES - Trumpet - is Assistant Principal Trumpet of the ASO., He is in his fifth season with the ASO even though he became a member of the ASBQ in 1987. He received a B.Mus. in performance from Northwestern University, where he studied with Vincent Cichowicz, and was the winner of the 1983 Concerto Competition. Mr. Hughes also studied with Adolph Herseth while a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Recently, Mr. Hughes has appeared as soloist with the Atlanta Symphony, where he has played extra trumpet since 1979. He has also performed with the Metropolitan Opera, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Civic Opera, the Charleston Symphony, and the Atlanta Brassworks. Mr. Hughes, a native of Jonesboro, GA, has also toured for several years with organist Richard Morris. Mark is on the faculty of Kennesaw State and Emory University.
RICHARD DEANE - Horn - - is a native of Richmond, Kentucky. He joined the Atlanta Symphony in 1987, two years after winning 1st prize in the American Horn Competition. Mr. Deane received a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has played principal horn with the Colorado Philharmonic and the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, and has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony, Soloisti New York, and the Lexington, Ky. Philharmonic. Mr. Deane is also currently on the music faculty of Emory University.
STEPHEN WILSON - Trombone - is in his seventeenth season as the second trombone of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,. His previous positions include the Singapore Symphony, the Grant Park (Chicago) Symphony and the Chicago Festival Orchestra. Born in Chicago, Mr. Wilson started playing the trombone at the age of twelve, and by the age of seventeen he began studies with Edward Kleinhammer, CSO bass trombonist. During this time Mr. Wilson was a featured soloist with several orchestras in the Chicago area as well as presenting numerous solo recitals. Along with his extensive symphonic, solo, and chamber appearances, Stephen teaches at Morris Brown College and Clarke Atlanta. Mr. Wilson also serves as Minority Liaison for the Atlanta Brass Society, and on numerous committees governing the A.S.O. This year, Mr. Wilson's ASO trombone chair has been endowed by Jerry Drummond, chair of the ASO board.
MICHAEL MOORE - was born in Blackwell, Okla., but raised in Decatur, GA. He joined the Atlanta Symphony in 1968 and at the age of 18 was the youngest tubist in any major symphony. Mr. Moore received a B. Mus. Lit. with a minor in composition from Ga. State U., where he now serves on the faculty. At Emory, he also teaches tuba, coaches brass and conducts the Emory Brass Ensemble. He has contributed numerous arrangements to the brass quintet and solo electric tuba repertoire. Mr. Moore is the founder of the Atlanta Brass Society and the ABS Press. In 1979, he performed the Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto and has played hundreds of performances of Tubby the Tuba with the ASO. In 1997 he performed the Greggson Tuba Concerto at Columbus State College, and in October 1998 was guest tubaist with the Chicago Symphony. In 1999 he recorded the Greggson with the Emory Wind Ensemble. His studies have been with Arnold Jacobs and Ed Kleinhammer of the Chicago Symphony, Ward Fearn of the Philadelphia Orchestra, William Hill, and his father, former ASO tubist, E.W. Moore. Besides Georgia State and Emory, Mr. Moore is on the faculty of Spelman College. This year, Mr. Moore's ASO chair has been endowed by Georgia Pacific Corporation.
About the Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet
The Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet began twenty nine years ago as the "Ceremonial Troupe" of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, having performed for numerous dignitaries including HRH Prince Charles. The Quintet presents an incredibly varied repertoire, from original transcriptions of Renaissance and Baroque music through theatrical pieces and commissioned works by Southeastern composers. The Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet has appeared on numerous occasions on National Public Radio's Performance Today, and last summer was the "house band" for four days of live radio broadcast over NPR to 40 countries. The Quintet's performances are also featured on the "Spirit of '96" NPR CD. . In October 1992, The Quintet provided all of the music for the Tribune Broadcasting live worldwide broadcast of The Search for Scarlet, performing civil war salon music in the State Capitol. In June of 1993, the Quintet presented "A Norwegian Brass Odyssey," playing in Olso, Lillehammer, and at the Bergen International Festival in Bergen, Norway, leading to a commitment to sharing unique Norwegian brass music with Atlanta audiences, in addition to the greatest brass quintet repertoire from throughout the world. The Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet is also the Official Brass Quintet of the 1996 Cultural Olympiad.
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