Introduction
Welcome to my web page.
My name is Gordon Hudson and I am/was a trumpet player living in
Edinburgh, Scotland.
About me
In
the 1990's I was an active freelance player but these days I spend my
time working for a charity and playing the trumpet and cornet on an amateur basis in the
Edinburgh area. I played the trumpet
with the Open
Orchestra for seven years to 2010 and then spent a year playing principal cornet with Penicuik SIlver Band.
I have now largely given up playing as there are very few playing
opportunities in Edinburgh.
I started playing at the age of 10 (french horn)
switched to euphonium at 14 (because I wanted to play in a brass band)
and then trumpet and cornet at around the age of 19 (although I still
doubled on euphonum for a couple of years). My brass band experience
includes Stirling Public Band, Alloa Band (1st and 2nd section) and
Alva Band (championship section) and principal cornet with Penicuik. I have played Bb cornet and Eb
soprano cornet.
As an orchestral player I have performed a wide range of repertoire
from baroque to modern works including concertos and other solos. This
includes a lot of piccolo trumpet playing in baroque literature.
In addition to playing trumpet, cornet and piccolo trumpet I play french horn to a level good enough for second or third horn.
You can find out more about my musical activities by clicking on
the links at the top of this page. You might want to start with
the audio clips page or the players
I admire pages as these are probably the most interesting at
the moment.
Currently
As
I said at the top of the page, I have largely given up playing. There
are just too few opportunities in Edinburgh and too many trumpet players who are better than me. I found brass bands too
stressful. Its all those contests with so much riding on the one
performance and so many rehearsals that it felt like having a second job.
Anyway you can always contact
me. Articles
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