Biography
Torbjörn Hultmark was born in Sweden in 1957 and came to live in the UK in 1985. He studied at the Gothenburg Conservatoire of Music and at the National Centre for Orchestral Studies, Goldsmith's College, London - his main teachers were Bengt Eklund (Gothenburg) and John Wallace (London).

Torbjorn is a founder member of the Brass quintet Chaconne Brass whose repertoire spans from Praetorius to Steve Reich, from Gershwin to Miles Davis, from Acoustic to Electro-acoustic and from Brass to Beyond...

Alongside his engagements with Chaconne Brass, Torbjörn regularly works with orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Sinfonietta and the London Mozart Players, West End shows and session work. In Feburay 2006, Torbjorn played with the group Headspace who use computor software in performance, this particular event in Gateshead was recorded for a documentary on BBC 1.

As a soloist he has worked with 'Sinfonia 21' (in May 2000 a work for trumpet and tape, performed at St John's Smith Square, was recorded by the BBC), the Northern Sinfonia, Bournemouth Sinfonietta and the Southern Sinfonia.

Torbjörn is a teacher at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music and at St Paul's School, London. He has published a trumpet tutor book.

He is also an experienced composer whose compositions have been performed in many countries, including Scandinavia, UK (including for the BBC), Australia and New Zealand and have been broadcast by BBC Radio 3.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Apartment House, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Bath Philharmonia, Britten Sinfonia, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Oxford Orchestra, Endymion Ensemble, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Gemini, Halle Orchestra, London Pro Arte, London Sinfonietta, Music Theatre Wales, National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St John's, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia 21, Southern Sinfonia. Shows: Mary Poppins. Education Work: London Sinfonietta Education.

Torbjorn's orchestral work also includes London Brass, Northern Sinfonia, Lysis, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Projects/London, Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

Education
Torbjorn was born in Nacka, Sweden 1957. Torbjorn's graduate studies took place at Goteborg's Musikhogskola (Gothenburg College of Music) and National Centre for Orchestral Studies (London).

Teachers: Bengt Eklund, John Wallace

Torbjorn's web links
www.chaconne.co.uk
www.tootproductions.co.uk
www.headspaceensemble.co.uk

Torbjorn joined Morgensterns in November 1988

Torbjorn's web profile was last updated 10th May 2008