JACK BENNINGTON  (Trumpet, Flugelhorn) » 

Biography
Jack Bennington was born in Watford and grew up through the Hillingdon Borough and Hertfordshire County Music services, culminating in playing principal trumpet for Schoenberg's Gurrelieder with the Hertfordshire Youth Orchestra under Peter Stark. He then studied trumpet at the Royal Academy of Music under James Watson and Robert Farley and natural trumpet with John Hutchins, and worked with conductors such as Sir Colin Davis and the late Sir Charles Mackerras.

Jack now works as a versatile freelance musician, playing in a wide range of styles, from Baroque to contemporary, and from pop to shows and big bands. He also plays with the quintet Purveyors of Sound and is a member and co-manager of the indie-funk brass band Fat Lips.

Orchestral Work

Jack's orchestral work includes Southbank Sinfonia (Off-stage), Phoenix Orchestra, The Taliesin Players, Tonbridge Phlharmonic, Dartington Festival Orchestra, Yorke Trust (natural trumpet), Side-by-side with London Sinfonietta, London Orpheus Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Academy LSO Scheme, Royal Academy Symphony Orchestra, Royal Academy Concert Orchestra.

Shows: The Producers, Company (The Southwark Playhouse), Assassins (The Union Theatre), City Of Angels (Bridewell Theatre & RAM), Hair (Bridewell), Grand Hotel (Bridewell), Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, Oh What a Lovely War, Carmen, Les Miserables, 42nd Street, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Sweet Charity, Witches of Eastwick, Oliver, The Wizard of Oz (MD for school production), RAM Variety Showcases.

Chamber Music: Purveyors of Sound - Brass Quintet, Quantum Brass - Brass Quintet, Vivamus - Guest Soloist (St Martin in the Fields).

Bands: Funk/Soul band Sashi and the Wild Beans, Rock artist Luke Girvan, Rock band Glow Hearts, Rock/Hip-hop band Chromatone, Blues/Soul band Berri Farley, Inspiration Awards for Women - Stage Band, Pop band The Bubblegum Workshop - Trumpeter and Orchestral Arranger, Indie-funk brass band Fat Lips - Co-manager, Horn Section Fat Lips Horns - Manager.

Education
Jack's schooling took place at Watford Grammar School for Boys (1999-2006) Jack's graduate studies took place at Royal Academy of Music, BMus Hons. (2006-2010)

Teachers: James Watson, Robert Farley, John Hutchins (natural trumpet). Masterclasses: Eric Aubier, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Derek Watkins.

Jack joined Morgensterns in October 2010

Jack's web profile was last updated 20th Feb 2012