Joshua Cusworth – Trumpeter, Pedagog

Orchestral/Brass Band Experience:

March 2024

Philharmonia Orchestra 3rd Trumpet Karl Jenkins 80th Birthday concert

Oct 2023

Royal College of Music Philharmonic Orchestra 1st Bb trumpet: 100 Years of Disney (Incredits, Ratatouille Suite, Married Life from Up, Aladdin, Beauty and the beast, Toy Story suite)

Sept 2023

Firebird Orchestra 1st Bb trumpet: Elgar Cello concerto, Vaughan Williams symphony 5

March 2023               

Royal College of Music Philharmonic Orchestra 2nd Bb Trumpet: West Side story Suite, Short ride in a fast machine

Orchestral/Brass Band Experience:

Feb 2022        

Baroque Orchestra Co-Principal Natural Trumpet: Easter Oratorio

Nov 2021

Young Musician Symphony Orchestra Principal Trumpet: Heldenleben

Nov 2019

Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra Principal Trumpet: Cuban Overture Gershwin, Billy the kid suite Copland

July 2019

Junior Guildhall Brass Band Eb Soprano Cornet: Tour in Alicante, Spain

May 2019

Ely Sinfonia Offstage 1st Eb Trumpet: Verdi’s Requiem

April 2019

Duet Philharmonic 3rd Trumpet: Mahler’s 6th Symphony

Dec 2018

Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra Principal Trumpet: Lutosławski, Concerto for Orchestra, Suite from Swan Lake Tchaikovsky

Dec 2014

Cambridge Sinfonietta 1st Trumpet: Dvořák Symphony No 7

Big Band Experience:

May 2024

RCM Jazz Orchestra 2nd Trumpet with Nathan Bray, Virgil Donati and Mark Armstrong

Nov 2023

RCM Brass ensemble Lead Trumpet: Cuban Fire! Big Phat Brass concert with Mike Lovatt

Oct 2023

Imperial College Big Band lead Trumpet: with Chris Dean

May 2022

Royal College of Music Jazz Orchestra 3rd Trumpet: with Benny Greb, Ryan Quigley and Pete Long

Oct 2021

Royal College of Music Big Band 2nd Trumpet/Flugel: with Mark Armstrong and Zoe Rahman

April 2021

Royal College of Music Big Band Lead Trumpet: with Mark Armstrong and Georgina Jackson

Musical Theatre/Opera experience:

Sept 2024

Sacred Heart Players 2nd Trumpet: Kiss Me Kate

Dec 2023

Whitgift School 1st Trumpet: Twelfth Night

Oct 2023

Mill Hill Musical Theatre Company 1st Trumpet: 9-5!

Sept 2023

Sacred Heart Players 2nd Trumpet: Oliver!

June 2022

Royal College of Music Opera 2nd Trumpet: Flight by Jonathon Dove

April 2020

St Ives Youth Theatre 1st Trumpet: Legally Blonde

April 2019

St Ives Youth Theatre 1st Trumpet: Bugsy Malone

Feb 2015

St Ivo Academy 1st Trumpet: Cabaret

Feb 2014

St Ivo Academy 1st Trumpet: South Pacific

 

Soloistic experience:

June 2024

Chorleywood Orchestra Arutunian Trumpet concerto

Feb 2024

Hakan Hardenberger Masterclass Packhmutova trumpet concerto

Feb 2024

Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra Mark Anthony-Turnage Dispelling the Fears Double trumpet concerto with Hakan Hardenberger

March 2023

Drapers Foundation Concert Bb Trumpet: Hindemith sonata, Slavische Fantaisie

Nov 2021

Gustav Melander Masterclass Bb Trumpet: Peskin concerto No.1 Movement 1

July 2020

Slow melody competition with Philip Cobb Bb Trumpet: Softly Awakes My Heart

Feb 2020

Handel’s Birthday Concert with CORAM Piccolo Trumpet: Stanley Trumpet voluntary in D major, Purcell Trumpet Sonata in D major  

 

Awards:

2024

1st Class Bachelor of Music with honours Royal College of Music

2021-2024

Drapers Music Scholarship supported by Richard Winstanley and the Drapers Company

2020-2021

Big Give Scholar Supported by Sir Alec and the trustees of the reed foundation

2020

Junior Guildhall Brass Instrument Prize

 

Education:

Royal college of music 

2020-2024

1st Class Bachelor of Music (Hons)

Taught by: Kate Moore, Mark Calder, Jason Evans, Dan Newell

Jazz Trumpet: Mark Armstrong, Martin Shaw

Natural Trumpet: Paul Sharp

Junior Guildhall

2017-2020

Taught by: Ellie Lovegrove, Jonathon Clarke

St Ivo Academy

2013-2020

A-Levels: ABC (Music, Photography, Drama)

Taught by: David Chambers (until 2016)