Joel Brennan

B. Mus. (Oberlin Conservatory of Music), M. Mus.  (Yale University), DMA  (Yale University)
Trumpet

Phone: 204-727-9717

Email: brennanj@brandonu.ca

American trumpeter Joel Brennan enjoys a diverse career performing as an orchestral, chamber, and solo musician. Joel has served as principal trumpet of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra (Japan) and Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Netherlands) and has appeared with orchestras worldwide such as the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (Korea), Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orkest van Het Oosten (Netherlands), and Bilkent Symphony Orchestra (Turkey).

As a soloist, Joel has performed works from Baroque to contemporary repertoire on recitals in Europe, Asia and North America. The recipient of a Fulbright Grant in 2007, Joel lived in the Netherlands with the goal of promoting and performing contemporary music by Dutch and American composers. He is the member of Reveille, a collective dedicated to exploring new paths for trumpet while connecting performers, composers and audiences in innovative ways.

Currently Assistant Professor of Music at Brandon University, Joel has also taught at the Utrecht Conservatory and has led trumpet ensembles and taught masterclasses at the Oberlin Trumpet Workshop.

Joel received his bachelor’s degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music before pursuing graduate studies at the Yale School of Music where he is a candidate for the Doctorate of Musical Arts. His principal instructors have included Roy Poper, Jack Sutte, Allan Dean, Arto Hoornweg and Raymond Mase.

Links

Reveille – http://www.reveilletrumpet.org/
Website – http://www.joelbrennan.com/

Brandon University Trumpets –  http://butrumpets.ca/

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