| Crispian Steele-Perkins receives the 2004 Historic Brass Society Christopher Monk Award | February 20, 2005 | |||
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For his outstanding contributions to brass performance, scholarship, organology, pedagogy and his particular dedication to and study of the English trumpet tradition, Crispian Steele-Perkins was presented with the Historic Brass Society’s 2004 Christopher Monk Award. HBS President, Jeffrey Nussbaum, presented the Award to Steele-Perkins at the University of Durham, UK on November 12, 2004 during a Brass Symposium organized by the University’s Centre for Brass Band Studies. Crispian Steele-Perkins is recognized as one of leading natural trumpeters of his generation. As an early brass specialist he performs and records regularly with the King’s Consort, the Academy of Ancient Music, Collegium Musicum 90, the Taverner Players, Talelmusik, the English Baroque Soloists, the Parley of Instruments, and other eminent period ensembles. Steele-Perkins has distinguished himself as a leading expert on the English trumpet tradition both as a music historian, organologist, instrument collector and performer. Exploring authentic period performance practice, he often draws on his personal collection of over 100 pre-1900 mechanised and natural trumpets. Steele-Perkins has also edited many editions of trumpet music, particularly from the English repertoire. During his career Steele-Perkins has embraced many genres of music, including that of a symphonic musician with the English National Opera Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as well as being an active performer in London’s recording studios working on the soundtracks of films such as Batman, Jaws, and the James Bond movies. The Historic Brass Society established the Christopher Monk Award in 1995 to recognize and honor scholars, performers, instrument makers, collectors, teachers and others who have made significant and life-long contributions to the brass field; it is named after the late Christopher Monk, a performer, teacher, scholar, and instrument maker, who was perhaps the greatest advocate the early brass field has produced. Past Christopher Monk Award recipients have been: Edward Tarr, Herbert Heyde, Keith Polk, Mary Rasmussen, Hermann Baumann, Bruce Dickey, Stewart Carter, Trevor Herbert, and Renato Meucci. Website:
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