Martin Winter (2)

Trumpeter. Graduate of the Royal Northen College of Music in Manchester, where he studied trumpet with Howard Snell and John Dickinson. He has been a freelance trumpeter with most of the major British orchestras, and was associate Principal Trumpet of the [a837699] from 1992 to 2000. From the 2000/2001 season, he has been Co-Principal Trumpet with [a1036751]. (Source: 2003) Winter started playing cornet at 5 years old. After winning many Slow Melody and Air Varie competitions, he auditioned for The Desford Colliery Band, and became their Principal Cornetist 3 years later. Since then, he has played Principal Cornet with other brass bands, notably [a3480448], The Williams Fairey Brass Band, [a3484380] and the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. In 1988, he entered the Royal Northern College of Music, and after graduating he became a Junior Fellow in teaching, and commenced playing with [a837699], and started teaching at the RNCM. After joining [a1036751], he has also played lead trumpet with [a2052621], started teaching at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, and has become a member of [a2057894].