A note from Jamie

I have been given a place to study for a masters at the Folkwang Universität der Künste in Essen, Germany. I will study in the trombone class of Chris Houlding.

It had been a vague idea for some time that I might like to study abroad, specifically in Germany, but it was in the last year that this really became a concrete plan I was committed to. The opportunities in Germany for an orchestral career are so plentiful, and Masters study there could unlock new doors for me.

Essen is situated in a dense cluster of important urban centres in Nordrhein-Westfalen in western Germany and is surrounded by so many great concert halls, opera houses and ensembles nearby. It's a great place to base oneself and I look forward to all the chances to regularly see world-class orchestras in Köln, Düsseldorf and other cities as well as the many international orchestras that come through this culturally rich region.

Biography

Jamie Reid began his music education at the age of 7 as a cellist in his local youth orchestra in Warrington. He soon started learning the euphonium, gaining a rigorous training in brass music-making in the brass band scene in the North West. He went on to be a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, and principal Euphonium of the Fodens Youth Band. As a cellist, he became the Principal Cellist of the Hallé Youth Orchestra in 2017.

Picking up the trombone at age 14, he later became Co-Principal Trombone of the Hallé Youth Orchestra, and a member of the National Youth Orchestra.

In 2020, he began his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, studying under Professors Simon Wills, Emily White, Mark Templeton, and Eric Crees.

His recent musical achievements include appointments as Principal Trombone of the European Youth Brass Band in Malmö, Sweden; Co-Principal Trombone of the Höri Musiktage in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; two-time finalist in the Armourers and Brasiers Brass Prize; finalist as an ensemble member in the Royal Philharmonic Society Philip Jones Brass Prize, and the International Competition 'Citta di Porcia' in Pordenone, Italy.