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. In 2008 Torbjorn joined La Banda Europa, a cross-over ensemble, performing folk, jazz and classical repertoire, with musicians from all over europe.

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 and recorded by the BBC), the Northern Sinfonia, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, the Southern Sinfonia and with the BBC Philharmonic (soloist in Peter Weigold's He is Armoured Without, at the 2007 Albert Hall Proms).

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.

In 2008 Torbjörn was commissioned by the BBC to write a piece for Brass Quintet and Electroacoustic Tape, which will be recorded and performed in 2009. Torbjörn was also the 2008 winner of the Westforest Sinfonia Anniversary Composition Competion with his Alcantara for Trumpet and small orchestra.

Orchestral Work
Orchestras: Adderbury Ensemble, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Bath Philharmonia, Britten Sinfonia, Chaconne Brass, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Oxford Orchestra, Endymion Ensemble, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Gemini, Golden Section, Halle Orchestra, London Mozart Players, London Sinfonietta, Lontano, Music Theatre Wales, Opera Project, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. 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 27th Jun 2009