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He is a trombonist, conductor, arranger, composer and
teacher born in London who was a member of the Wandsworth School and its
acclaimed boy's choir. While in
the choir he had a lot of dealings with professionals in the music
industry, and the composer Benjamin
Britten
had an established association
with the school, which led to him writing Eric a solo part in his Children's
Crusade. He won a
scholarship to study at the Guildhall School of Music and while
there he began working with the Philip
Jones Brass Ensemble
, who he would stay with
for many years. He further
studied composition at the University of Surrey and won the Joyce Dixey
Award. After
leaving he University he joined the London
Symphony Orchestra and after seven years became their
Co-Principal Trombone, in which position he would stay for the next
20 years until 2000 when he joined the Orchestra of the Royal
Opera House at Covent Garden
and became their Director of Brass Soloists. Other artists and ensembles he has recorded with include
Henry Mancini, Denver
Brass , Nanci
Griffith
and Mannheim
Steamroller. As an arranger
and conductor he has led the London Symphony Orchestra Brass, and his
arrangements can be heard on the recordings Giovanni Gabrieli: Music for
Brass, American Brass, Cathedral Brass, The London Horn Sound
and The London Trombone Sound. In the world of movies he may be heard performing
on the soundtracks of four of the Star Wars films Raiders of the
Lost Ark, three Harry Potter films, Who Killed Roger Rabbit,
Superman, An American Tail and Shrek II among many others. His compositions are often performed by brass ensembles and
include "Silk Street Stomp", "Two Antiphonal Fanfares" and
"Processional for PJ" written as a tribute to the late Philip
Jones
. In
education he is the Conductor of Wind, Brass and Percussion and Professor
of Trombone at the Guildhall School of Music and always encouraging music for
young people he has led many international youth orchestras and adjudicated
many competitions at various worldwide venues. He was awarded a Fellowship with the Guildhall School of
Music in 1991.
Sources:
1.
http://www.ericcrees.co.uk/
2.
http://www.trombonesonline.com/artist-trombone/ericcrees.htm
3.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Crees
4.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Eric%20Crees:1927125687?sort=za
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