Biography
Martyn Grisdale studied trumpet at Cardiff University with Andy Cuff and later at the Royal College of Music (supported by the Sir Philip Shelbourne Award for Brass) with Paul Archibald, Andy Crowley and Mike Lovatt. Whilst at the RCM, he played principal trumpet with the college's Symphony Orchestra for the RCM's 125th Anniversary concerts under John Wilson and for the BBC 3 recording of Helmut Lachenmann's piano concerto, Ausklang under Piere André Valade. He performed Richard Strauss' Festliches Präludium at the first night of the Proms 2008 with the RCM Brass Ensemble and was also lead trumpet of the Royal College of Music Big Band, representing the college by playing lead trumpet with the Conservatoire's UK Big Band in 2008 as part of the International Association for Jazz Education's (IAJE) final Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada.

Martyn has worked for Royal Caribbean and P&O cruise lines and has played principal trumpet with the London Telefilmonic Orchestra for Cesare Cremonini's Maggese tour featured on Top of the Pops and CD:Live. He frequently plays for the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the West End's Rat Pack, Live from Las Vegas UK, European and Christmas tours. Martyn is currently 1st trumpet on the national tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Recent deps include shows such as the West End's Phantom of the Opera and touring shows One Night with Elvis and The Magic of Motown Show. He has recently toured Spain with The Golden Section brass ensemble and has also recorded the music for the film Me And Orson Welles to be released this Autumn.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Orchestrate. Shows: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sweet Charity, White Christmas. Sessions: London Telefilmonic Orchestra.

Martyn's orchestral work also includes

Orchestras
• BBC Symphony Orchestra - Extra
• London Telefilmonic Orchestra - including Principal
• Whitehall Orchestra - including Principal
• All Saints Orchestra

Commercial/Television Work
• First Night of the Proms 2008 season
• Music for film, Me and Orson Welles
• Pink Floyd's Rock Suite Atom Heart Mother with David Gilmour opening Chelsea Festival 2008
• Top of the pops (Italy) & CD:Live - "Maggese" theatre tour - Cesare Cremonini

Shows & Theatre
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2009/10 - National Tour (Principal)
• Sweet Charity - Theatre Royal Haymarket (Deputy)
• Cinderella (Panto) - Empire Theatre Liverpool - 2008/09
• Phantom of the Opera - Her Majesty's Theatre, West End (Deputy)
• Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas - West End's UK & European Tours, Christmas Show and Corporate Gigs
• One Night with Elvis & The Magic of Motown Theatre Shows (Deputy)

Big Bands & Jazz Orchestras
• TCM / Bobby Lamb Big Band (Deputy Lead)
• Northern Jazz Orchestra (Lead)
• Wigan Jazz Club Big Band (Including Lead)
• Ray McVay's Glenn Miller Orchestra
• Nelson Riddle Tribute Orchestra
• New Squadronaires Orchestra
• Memphis Belle Swing Orchestra
• Young Guns Big Band (Including Lead)

Training
• Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra (Including Principal & BBC Recording)
• LSO side-by-side scheme & "sit ins" with BBC Symphony Orchestra through RCM
• Royal College of Music Big Band (Lead, soloist & recording to be released on RCM record label)
• National Youth Jazz Orchestra (Deputy Lead)
• Conservatoires UK Big Band - IAJE Conference, Toronto 2008 (Lead)

Solo
• VIVALDI Double Trumpet Concerto (Lonsdale Chamber & Blackburn Symphony Orchestras)

Education
Martyn's graduate studies took place at Royal College of Music - Advanced PGDip performance (Orchestral Pathway course) (Supprted by the Sir Philip Shelbourne Award for Brass) 2007- 2008

Royal College of Music - PGDip performance (Orchestral Pathway course) 2006 - 2007

University of Wales - BMus (hons) 1996 - 1999

Teachers: Andy Cuff, Paul Archibald, Andy Crowley & Mike Lovatt

Martyn's web links
www.capitalbigband.com

Martyn joined Morgensterns in July 2009

Martyn's web profile was last updated 23rd Jul 2011

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