HONG KONG BRASS QUINTET

HONG KONG BRASS QUINTET

TUE NOV 7, 2017

ES: 13:00 - 13:45

G6 - 10: 14:00 - 14:45

Joshua MacCluer, Trumpet

Trumpeter Joshua MacCluer is a versatile performer and coach in demand worldwide as a performing musician in a wide range of styles, educator, performance coach, producer and arranger. Joshua is highly respected in classical music as a trumpet soloist, orchestral player and chamber musician. He is currently the Principal Trumpet of the Hong Kong Philharmonic.

Chris Moyse, Trumpet

Chris Moyse joined as Co-Principal Trumpet of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 2005. Mr. Moyse studied at the Royal College of Music, the Manhattan School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music. He has also been a guest teacher at the Singapore Yong Siew Toh Conservatory and the Bangkok Silpakorn University. Chris is a Conn-Selmer Artist and performs on Vincent Bach "Stradivarius" trumpets.

Jarod Vermette, Trombone

Jarod Vermette joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic as Principal Trombone in 1996 at the age of twenty. Before coming to Hong Kong Jarod studied at Boston University and the New England Conservatory and performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Spoleto Festival Orchestra and as a Tanglewood Music Center Fellow. He also teaches at Baptist and Chinese University.

Russell Bonifede, French Horn

A native of Southern California, Russell Bonifede has held the position of Co-Principal Horn of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since September 2010. Russell earned his Bachelor's degree from the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of the Metropolitan Opera's Erik Ralske, and holds a Master's degree in music from Yale University.

Paul Luxenberg, Tuba

Paul Luxenberg has been the Principal Tuba player of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001. He is a founding member of the Hong Kong Brass Quintet. Paul teaches at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Baptist University of Hong Kong. Paul earned his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees from the Juilliard School.