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Brian Neal
Brian Neal, a performer known for his singing trumpet sound, has appeared on
many of the concert venues, music conferences and music festivals nationally and
internationally. Brian was born in New York City but considers himself a native
of Miami, Florida, where by the age of fourteen he was performing as a soloist
and by fifteen freelancing professionally with his teacher Gilbert Johnson
(former principal of the Philadelphia Orchestra). Classically trained at the
renowned Manhattan School of Music in New York City where he received a full
scholarship, Mr. Neal was in demand as a freelance musician throughout the city.
During summers he was a fellow at many of the major music festivals such as
Tanglewood, Waterloo, Fountainbleau conservatory in France and Norfolk Chamber
music festival where he performed with the Meridian Arts Ensemble. He has been a
soloist and collaborator with classical stars such as Charles Dutoit, Yoel Levi,
John Nelson, Seiji Ozawa, Simon Rattle, Stanislav Skorbachevsky, Michael Tilson
Thomas, and Leon Fleischer.
Returning home to continue his degree at the University of Miami with Gilbert
Johnson, he went on to play with the New World Symphony and Principal trumpet
with the Miami Symphony. A prodigious talent, Brian Neal has performed as a
soloist with orchestras around the country from the Monterey Ensemble and the
California Symphony to the Florida Philharmonic and Miami Symphony.
In 1999, Brian Neal joined the renowned Dallas Brass, which is one of the
premier brass ensembles in the world. He has participated in over 700 concerts,
2 recordings, 2 television appearances and hundreds of master classes and has
performed with major orchestras around the country. Their busy schedule this
year has taken them to Germany, Alaska, Moscow, Russia (where they performed at
the US embassy) and extensive touring throughout the US.
In addition, he composes and arranges for orchestras and chamber ensembles (his
most recent composition, “Dawn Fanfare” was commissioned by the Miami Symphony
for the opening of the tenth anniversary season) and is active recording music
both with the Dallas Brass (our latest CD, “American Musical Journey,” was
recently released) and on his own ("Reflections" a solo trumpet and organ CD).
Brian resides in Miami with his wife, Karen, and their three children.
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Audio Samples (MP3 Format):
Pavane in F#
minor Op. 50 (Gabriel Faure)
Air from Concerto in
D minor BWV 1053 (Bach)
Allegro ma non tanto
from Concerto in A minor (Bach)
Tocatta from
L'Orfeo, favola in musica (Claudio Monteverdi)
Overture from the
Royal Fireworks HWV 3 (Handel)
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