Australian trumpeter Josh Rogan is the Sub-Principal Trumpet of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in New Zealand. He began his musical life at a young age, playing cornet in a local brass band with his family. Since then, he has taken his love of music all over the world, performing in venues such as the Sydney Opera House, Australia; Royal Albert Hall, United Kingdom; Walt Disney Concert Hall, United States of America; Royal Concertgebouw, Netherlands; Shanghai Concert Hall, China; and the Berlin Konzerthaus, Germany. He has performed with a number of highly renowned ensembles, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and the Principal Brass of the New York Philharmonic. He has played with many distinguished conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Plácido Domingo, and Christoph Eschenbach, in addition to working with influential composers such as John Williams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Nigel Westlake. In 2021, Josh spent the first half of the year working as guest Principal Trumpet of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Some other personal musical highlights include playing the Waltzing Matilda Fanfare to open the Australia Day ceremony at Australian Open Tennis Women’s Final in 2013; travelling to Birmingham Symphony Hall, United Kingdom, to compete in the historic brass band competition, the British Open, with the Wellington Brass Band in 2016; and being invited to perform as the guest alumni soloist with the Melbourne Youth Orchestra for their 50th Anniversary Concert in 2017. Josh is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, the Australian National Academy of Music, and the Colburn School.
Horn Ensemble Works
Four Sketches | Four Sketches I. Fragments II. Breakdown III. Reflection IV. Interlude and Finale | 2013 | 4 horns |