Principal Trumpet the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and former Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra, David is also a trumpet professor at the Royal College of Music in London and a member of the Australian National Academy of Music brass faculty… read more
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Andrew Batterham Trumpet Concerto with Victoria Brass – May 21, 2022
Victoria Brass – Directed by Dr. Matthew van Emmerick
David Elton, principal trumpet of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra provided a superb world premiere of Andrew Batterham’s new ‘Trumpet Concerto’. His masterful versatility through the most delicate phrases in the second movement to the funk and nightclub style of the third was delivered both with beauty as well as frisky pizzazz.
Haydn Trumpet Concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
David Elton – trumpet
Umberto Clerici – conductor
Wednesday 30 March 8pm, Thursday 31 March 130pm, Friday 1 April 8pm, Saturday 2 April 8pm 2022
Sydney Town Hall
Further performances:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
David Elton – trumpet
Roger Benedict – conductor
Wednesday 25 May 730pm Newcastle City Hall
Thursday 26 May 730pm Tamworth War Memorial Town Hall
Friday 27 May 730pm Pert Macquarie, The Glasshouse
David Elton (trumpet), Umberto Clerici (conductor) in ABC Studios with Andrew Edgeson (engineer) and Andre Shrimski (producer)
Recorded as part the ABC’s Fresh Start Program for new Australian compositions, this new trumpet concerto by composer Andrew Batterham was recorded at the ABC Ultimo Studios. Composed for David Elton (trumpet), it was recorded with conductor Umberto Clerici, and the Sydney String Virtuosi on September 23, 2020.
Delighted to have caught up recently with John Snell from Bob Reeves Brass on the trumpet podcast, The Other Side of the Bell. We talked about inspirations, sound concepts, and even some practice strategies and plans in this time of COVID-19.
Please check it out here, or otherwise on iTunes or Google where you can hear this and many other fantastic interviews also.
May 1st, 2020 12pm Manhattan School of Music
UPDATE: re-scheduled to be presented online May 4th 9am (EST)
Trumpet masterclass with David Elton, Principal Trumpet, London Symphony Orchestra.
Monday 10th December – Royal Academy of Music – Aarhus
Following the final concert of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 2018 European Tour, (Sunday 9th December at Mussikkens-Hus Aalborg), Principal Trumpet David Elton will spend a day working with the trumpet class of world-renowned pedagogue Professor Kristian Steenstrup.
Karlskrona, Sweden 25 June – 1st July, 2018
Delighted to be joining the wonderful faculty for this year’s Blekinge International Brass Academy – held in Karlskrona Sweden from June 25 – July 1.
For full course details please visit http://bibacademy.com/
David Elton – Trumpet Masterclass, Palma Mallorca, 14 – 16 May, 2018
Conservatori Superior de Musica de les Iles Balears
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows : Souvenirs
Sunday 26th November 3pm – Verbruggen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Roger Benedict – Conductor
David Elton – trumpet
PROGRAM
LIGETI arr. Howarth: Mysteries of the Macabre
PÄRT: Fratres [2007]
RAUTAVAARA: Octet for Winds
GLAZUNOV: In Modo Religioso
TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir de Florence
Free Workshop
Adelaide Sunday 16th July 10am – 3pm.
Madley Studio – Elder Conservatorium of Music.
David Elton (SSO Principal Trumpet) and Robin Finlay (Elder Conservatorium of Music) – Trumpet. Presented by Yamaha Music Australia and Presto Musical Repairs.