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Trumpet repertoire, performance, and musical growth.

Trumpet performer with 10 years of experience, 30+ concerts, 10+ ensembles, award-winning concert band work, honour band experience, orchestral performance, jazz lead trumpet, and solo repertoire.

Trumpet soloist standing on stage beneath warm lights

Overview

A serious performance profile alongside the technical portfolio.

This page highlights Jonathan's trumpet repertoire, honour band experience, ensemble leadership, festival awards, and ongoing university performance work.

Bugler's Holiday with McMaster Concert Band

Featured Repertoire

Pieces to highlight first.

Selected pieces from Jonathan's trumpet repertoire.

Joseph Haydn

Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major

Classical concerto standard with elegant phrasing.

Jean-Baptiste Arban

Fantaisie and Variations on The Carnival of Venice

Virtuosic theme-and-variations showpiece.

Alexander Arutunian

Trumpet Concerto

Dramatic concerto with lyrical and technical writing.

Nathan Ost

Clash of the Elements for Solo Trumpet

Unaccompanied solo with sharp contrast and pacing.

Accomplishments

Awards, solos, ensembles, and performance notes.

Selected awards, honour ensembles, leadership roles, and performance milestones.

2025

MusicFest Honour Award

Selected by MusicFest Canada as the individual honour award recipient from an ensemble performing at the festival.

2025

Music Proficiency Award

Received Martingrove C.I.'s Music Proficiency Award, given to the student with the highest grade in Instrumental Music.

2024

Ontario Provincial Honour Band

Performed as first trumpet and soloist, touring Ontario high schools and performing at the Ontario Music Educators Association conference.

2025-2026

Jack Long National Honour Band

Selected for a nationally auditioned honour band featuring high-level Canadian musicians aged 16 to 24.

2024

Conn-Selmer Centerstage Jazz Band

Performed lead trumpet in a national all-star youth jazz band at the University of Toronto's Walter Hall during MusicFest Canada 2024.

Ensembles

Performance contexts.

University, honour band, jazz, orchestral, school, and community ensembles.

McMaster Concert Band

2025-Present

Performs with a 70+ member university wind, brass, and percussion ensemble made up of students from multiple disciplines and degree programs.

  • Trumpet Section

Jack Long National Honour Band

2025-2026

Nationally auditioned honour band featuring high-level Canadian musicians aged 16 to 24.

  • First Trumpet

McMaster Symphony Orchestra

2026

Performed as a guest musician in The Music of John Williams concert featuring selections from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Superman, and more.

  • Trumpet Section

York Symphony Orchestra

2025

Performed as a guest musician and soloist for A Night at the Opera, featuring operatic orchestral repertoire.

  • Guest Trumpet and Soloist

Ontario Provincial Honour Band

2024

Toured Ontario performing at high schools, appeared as a feature concert at OMEA in London, Ontario, and performed in multiple clinics.

  • First Trumpet and Soloist

Conn-Selmer Centerstage Jazz Band

2024

All-star jazz band featuring leading young Canadian jazz musicians, performing at Walter Hall at the University of Toronto.

  • Lead Trumpet

Martingrove C.I. Concert Band

2021-2025

Performed advanced concert band repertoire and contributed to OBA Gold, brass excellence recognition, and MusicFest Canada national results.

  • Trumpet Section Leader

Etobicoke Youth Band

2021-2025

Performed with a community band of 100+ students at local venues and international performance opportunities.

  • Trumpet Section Leader

Repertoire

Trumpet repertoire list.

A concise list of pieces, composers, and brief musical context.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major

    Classical concerto standard with elegant phrasing.

  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel

    Trumpet Concerto in E Major

    Bright classical concerto focused on style and articulation.

  • Jean-Baptiste Arban

    Fantaisie and Variations on The Carnival of Venice

    Virtuosic theme-and-variations showpiece.

  • Jean-Baptiste Arban

    Fantasie Brillante

    Brilliant cornet showpiece with lyrical and technical flair.

  • Jean-Baptiste Arban

    Variations on a Tyrolean Song

    Classic variation solo with character and agility.

  • Oskar Boehme

    Trumpet Concerto in F Minor

    Romantic concerto with lyrical and technical contrast.

  • Guillaume Balay

    Andante et Allegro

    French solo work with lyrical and agile sections.

  • Thorvald Hansen

    Sonata for Cornet and Piano

    Classic cornet sonata with chamber-style playing.

  • Guillaume Balay

    Prelude et Ballade

    Expressive French solo with broad musical contrast.

  • Alexander Goedicke

    Concert Etude

    Fast etude-style solo built on clarity and precision.

  • Arthur Honegger

    Intrada

    Modern recital work with bold, precise writing.

  • Paul Hindemith

    Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

    Major twentieth-century sonata for trumpet and piano.

  • Alexander Arutunian

    Trumpet Concerto

    Dramatic concerto with lyrical and technical writing.

  • Alexandra Pakhmutova

    Trumpet Concerto

    Modern concerto with rhythmic drive and lyrical breadth.

  • Otto Ketting

    Intrada

    Concise unaccompanied solo with strong projection.

  • Richard Peaslee

    Nightsongs

    Atmospheric lyrical work focused on color and mood.

  • Eric Ewazen

    Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

    Contemporary sonata with broad, singing lines.

  • Cait Nishimura

    Golden Hour for Flugelhorn and Piano

    Lyrical flugelhorn feature centered on tone color.

  • David Marlatt

    Variations on The Blue Bells of Scotland

    Variation set built on flexibility and character.

  • Nathan Ost

    Clash of the Elements for Solo Trumpet

    Unaccompanied solo with sharp contrast and pacing.

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Iconic American concert work with jazz influence.

  • Leroy Anderson

    Bugler's Holiday

    Light concert feature for three trumpets and band.

  • Leroy Anderson

    Trumpeter's Lullaby

    Gentle lyrical feature emphasizing sound and line.