Nick Hudson

Nick Hudson's musical foundations are firmly rooted within the brass band movement. He started playing at the age of eight and following initial tuition from his father and a brief spell in the Salvation Army, Nick was appointed principal trombone of the world famous Foden Motor Works Brass Band at the age of only fifteen. During his fourteen years in that position he established an international reputation as one of Europe's finest trombone players and teachers. He has presented masterclasses and performed in concert halls as far afield as Australia, Israel, Canada, the USA and throughout Europe.

As a soloist he premiered the Wilfred Heaton Trombone Concerto for BBC Radio 3 and gave the first public performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London of Philip Wilby's concertino White Knuckle Ride. He released his first solo recording Anthology with the Britannia Building Society Band in 1996, which received enthusiastic reviews in the musical press. Nick has recently released his second solo recording New Horizons, which features a diverse range of styles from jazz, avante garde and brass band repertoire.

On both resident and freelance levels, Nick has played with most of the UK's top brass bands; Britannia Building Society Band, JJB Sports Leyland Band, Yorkshire Building Society Band, Black Dyke Mills Band and Grimethorpe Colliery.

He has travelled world-wide coaching players and is trombone tutor at the celebrated Brass Band Summer School in Oxford together with the International Brass Band Summer School in Sedburgh. He has been guest soloist with many ensembles including the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland, NJBB Graubunden, Enfield Citadel Band, Brass Band De Bazuin Oenkerk, Brass Band Willebroek and Lyngby-Taarbaek Brass Band.

Nick was featured soloist at the Leeds University Chain Brass Festival, a week-long course of workshops and seminars for professional players from all over Europe. He has also given recitals and lectures at the Royal Northern College of Music, Royal Academy of Music (Stockholm), Melbourne School of Performing Arts, Newcastle School of Music (Australia), Goteborgs Universitet Artisten, RAF Cranwell, the Norwegian National Wind Band Championships in Trondheim, the British Trombone Society Festival at the Guildhall School of Music and London's famous 100 Club.

In addition to demands as a performer and clinician Nick is a regular editorial contributor and writer for many specialist brass publications and is a writer and advisor to the British Trombone Society on brass band editorial issues.

Nick has a busy touring schedule including trips to Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States, which fit tightly into his duties as Principal Trombone of the Williams Fairey Band and trombonist in the Sandstorm Brass Quintet.

Visit Nick Hudon's website at http://www.hudson66.freeserve.co.uk.