Tom Carr, trumpet
Tom studied trumpet at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where he studied with Alan Thomas and Andy Stone-Fewings. Whilst in Birmingham, he was able to play alongside groups such as Welsh National Opera, Central Band of the RAF, Coldstream Guards, CBSO and The Orchestra of the Swan. During this time, Tom was also able to receive tuition from a number of guest artists, including Allen Vizzutti, Phillip Cobb, Simon Höfle, Rex Richardson, Sarah Willis and Eric Miyashiro.
In 2018, Tom was the winner of the Alfred Corfield Trumpet Prize, a solo recital competition. Tom enjoys playing a wide range of musical styles and has played in a number of various settings, such as symphony orchestras, operas, musicals, chamber music, contemporary music and recordings. Tom has played in venues such as Symphony Hall Birmingham, Norwich Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall. Some musical highlights have been playing the Rite of Spring in Symphony Hall, playing live on BBC Radio 3 conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tylaand and playing with the CBSO in Birmingham opera company's award winning production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
Tom is extremely passionate about education and works as music teacher in a high school in Norfolk. He is also a brass tutor for Guildhall Young Artists Norwich and for Triorca.
Tom studied trumpet at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where he studied with Alan Thomas and Andy Stone-Fewings. Whilst in Birmingham, he was able to play alongside groups such as Welsh National Opera, Central Band of the RAF, Coldstream Guards, CBSO and The Orchestra of the Swan. During this time, Tom was also able to receive tuition from a number of guest artists, including Allen Vizzutti, Phillip Cobb, Simon Höfle, Rex Richardson, Sarah Willis and Eric Miyashiro.
In 2018, Tom was the winner of the Alfred Corfield Trumpet Prize, a solo recital competition. Tom enjoys playing a wide range of musical styles and has played in a number of various settings, such as symphony orchestras, operas, musicals, chamber music, contemporary music and recordings. Tom has played in venues such as Symphony Hall Birmingham, Norwich Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Royal Albert Hall and Cadogan Hall. Some musical highlights have been playing the Rite of Spring in Symphony Hall, playing live on BBC Radio 3 conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tylaand and playing with the CBSO in Birmingham opera company's award winning production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
Tom is extremely passionate about education and works as music teacher in a high school in Norfolk. He is also a brass tutor for Guildhall Young Artists Norwich and for Triorca.