The Mega Day will commence on Saturday 24 August, featuring the Trumpet Mega Day Showcase Concert, featuring staff and students of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, before partaking in a full day of Trumpet festivities on Sunday 25 August. Participants will engage in warm-ups, masterclasses and the mass trumpet ensemble, meet with like-minded musicians and perform some incredible music together. The mega day will feature a recital by Mega Day Artist Ashley Hall-Tighe (US) Click below to find out more!

The Australasian Trumpet Academy (ATA) presents its fourth annual gala concert, featuring the members and ensembles of ATA 2018, and featuring special international guest trumpet soloists, Reinhold Friedrich (Germany), Vince DiMartino (USA), John Foster (Australia), and Geoffrey Payne (Australia). This will be a spectacular concert featuring some of the worlds greatest trumpet artists, and the Australian Piano Duo, in the beautiful acoustics of Saint Andrews Church. Tickets are available at the door. $10-$20

A quirky ensemble consisting of trumpet, trombone, and guitar mixed with live and pre-recorded electronics, Ensemble Three has been praised for its ambitious commissioning agenda and commitment to new music, going so far as having been called “an inspiring example of forward-thinking classical music culture”. Winners of the 2017 Melbourne Recital Centre Contemporary Masters Award, the group is back at the MRC with new works by Linda Kouvaras, Caerwen Martin, Yihan Chen, and Rudresh Mahanthappa.

As one of the leading voices of his generation, Japanese-born Dai Fujikura's music has been performed by a host of leading ensembles and soloists all around the world. This program features a brand new work written for the Conservatorium's very own Ensemble Three (Joel Brennan, trumpet; Don Immel, trombone; Ken Murray, electric guitar), as well as works for percussion and mixed ensemble. It is our great honour to have Mr Fujikura join us for this performance and a post-concert Q&A.

Live @ The Jazzlab

Rex Richardson joins the MCM for performances of Brendan Collins's Concerto and "Three World Winds" by Allen Vizzutti. Sponsored by Yamaha Music Australia and the Australian Trumpet Guild.

Live @ The Jazzlab

Rex Richardson,Trumpet Virtuoso ...One night only in Sydney backed by Pacific Brass and the Danny Carmichael Jazz Orchestra. Saturday 20th October 2018.

ORGANICA sees Ensemble Three revisit music written by Katy Abbott, Christian O'Brien, and Andrew Batterham for their first album, Midnight Songs, alongside "Slow Air" by Andrew Ford. In evocative explorations of the trio format, flugelhorn/trumpet, trombone, and amplified classical guitar combine with looping, reverb, delays, and pre-recorded rhythm tracks. Christian O�Brien - PIT_T Andrew Ford - Slow Air Andrew Batterham - Organica Katy Abbott - Midnight Songs Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Three

Our 43rd annual ITG Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk San Antonio, 123 Losoya Street, San Antonio, TX. I would like to give you a glimpse of the hardworking crew that has already put great thought and many hours into the 2018 Conference; generous thanks to the ITG Board of Directors, our Conference Director Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski, our Conference Artist Committee headed by Kevin Gebo, and all the many people who are creating a dynamic program drawing from our trumpet stars worldwide.We continue moving forward in our goal to feature a diverse array of artists, bringing some new faces and sounds for your enjoyment and education. We are expanding our International and diversity reach and providing even more opportunities for all of us to play our horns, be inspired and learn. Our traditionally popular offerings-evening concerts, recitals, clinics, masterclasses, trumpet prelude ensembles, brass bands, historical instruments, trumpet and organ, our four competitions, Youth Day, Festival of Trumpets, warm up sessions, and research room will be on the schedule as usual. New in 2018 will be additional performance time for trumpet prelude ensembles who travel far to attend and perform at the Conference.

This day-long event is for secondary and tertiary brass students, music teachers, professionals, and amateur players alike. Hosted by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, this day will include an introduction to the Conservatorium's new horn Lecturer, Carla Blackwood, and will feature special guest musician Raquel Rodriquez (Tennessee Tech University, USA).

• Group warmups
• Masterclasses
• A clinic by special guest Raquel Rodriquez “Brass Tactics: Building Virtuosity in the Brass Section”
• A panel discussion and presentation “Women in Brass” led by Carla Blackwood, MCM's new Lecturer in Horn.
• Raquel Rodriquez lecture-recital: “Cincinnati Virtuosity – The Music of Herman Bellstedt and Frank Simon”
• Additional artists: Karina Filipi (OV), Joel Brennan and Don Immel (MCM brass staff)
• Concert
• Opportunities to try equipment and accessories (booths with local music stores)
• Professional Development Certificate available

A versatile musician, Raquel has performed and/or recorded with a variety of artists and ensembles including: Tony Bennett, Idina Menzel, Adele, Sunflower Music Festival Orchestra, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Topeka Symphony Orchestra, Fountain City Brass Band, Lexington Brass Band, Fillmore Wind Band, Frank Simon Band, Athena Brass Band, Synergy Brass Quintet, Brass Theater with the Canadian Brass, and the Tony Award winning show, Blast!. In 2013, Raquel recorded “Cincinnati Virtuosity – The Cornet Solos of Frank Simon and Herman Bellstedt” which is available on Amazon and iTunes. Dr. Rodriquez is a clinician for the Conn-Selmer and Denis Wick Companies.

Described as ‘an inspiring example of forward-thinking classical music culture’ (CutCommon), Ensemble Three takes in influences from genres as diverse as jazz, popular, avant-garde and traditional classical. The ensemble’s innovative programming and engaging presentation style has earned acclaim from their concerts in Australia, Asia, and the U.S.A., as well as Melbourne Recital Centre’s Contemporary Masters Award. Undercurrents combines new works in a program that explores fragile and subtle textures alongside more robust sound worlds. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, the timbres of trumpet, trombone and electric guitar are woven together with live sound manipulation. Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Three as part of the MRC 2018 "Local Heroes" series