Bright, Dudley

Composer and trombonist who attended the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and studied with Denis Wick and graduated in 1974.

In 1990, his song “Excelsior” received its world premiere at the International Youth Spectacular, which was hosted by London, England.

Groups with whom he has worked include the Clarence Adoo Brass Band, the Enfield Citadel Band, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, the Halle Orchestra, the International Staff Band of the Salvation Army, the London Symphony Orchestra, the New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army, the Regent Hall SA Band, the Salvation Army Canadian Staff Band, and the South London Fellowship Band.

He was a guest artist of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band on their album, History of Brass Band Music—The Salvation Army Connection, in 2004, taking up solo duties on “Concertino for Trombone and Band” by Erik Leidzen.

In 2007, he appeared on a CD entitled Supremacy, on which he performed his “Life’s Command” with the International Staff Band of the Salvation Army. They gave the world premiere of “The Cost of Freedom” in May 2008 at the Sage Gateshead. On 16^th October 2009, they teamed up again for the world premiere of “Seize the Day” by Peter Graham at the Regent Hall Brass Arts Festival.

At Royal Albert Hall, the Staff Bands of the Salvation Army interpreted “Pursuing Horizons” as part of ISB120 in June 2011.

On 17^th September 2011, he and pianist Stan Ford joined forces with the Enfield Citadel Band for a program that included “Brittania” by Kenneth Smith, “Christ is the Answer” by Ray Steadman-Allen, his own “Life’s Command”, and “Under Two Flags” by Bramwell Coles.

He and fellow trombonist Shinichi Ishikawa performed “A Song for Japan” by Steven Verhelst at the Embassy of Japan in March 2012, to mark the anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

On 24^th March 2012, he participated in the British Trombone Society’s Trombone Day at Bromley Methodist Church.

He and Derick Kane were the guest soloists of the International Staff Band, Chatham and Kettering Brigades, at Regent Hall on 7^th October 2012. The concert, in celebration of composer Ray Steadman-Allen’s 90^th birthday, included “The Eternal Quest” and “Trombone Vespers”.

He retired from the LSO after 18 years of performing with them.

Recordings on which he appears include: Berlioz and the French Revolution by John Wallace; Clarence Adoo’s World of Brass with Alison Procter; Holst: The Planets, John Adams: A Flowering Tree and Symphony No. 1 Inspired by The Lord of the Rings by Johan de Meij with the LSO; Italia by Chris Botti; The London Trombone Sound; Mr. Ball Meets Mr. Leidzen with the South London Fellowship Band; New York Snapshots with the New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army; Principals with the New York Staff Band and Philip Smith; and, This is Christmas by Katherine Jenkins.

He can also be heard on the soundtracks of Blood Diamond, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Hunger Games, Puss in Boots, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, and 300.

Gamers may have heard him without even knowing it: He performed on the soundtrack of Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom.

In the field of music education, he has taught master classes and served on the faculty at the Royal Academy of Music.

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