Gateway Trumpet Faculty: Ray Chionh
Ray completed his Bachelors of Music (Hons) in Trumpet Performance at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold in Germany, where he studied with Prof. Klaus Bräker and baroque trumpet with Hannes Rux.
Prior to returning to Singapore, Ray performed and toured with various orchestras in Europe such as the Landestheater Detmold, Animato Philharmonic, Neue Philharmonie München and the Moritzburg Festival Orchestra. He also attended Masterclasses by renowned trumpet artists such as Reinhold Friedrich, Luis Gonzalez, Kristian Steenstrup, Willem van der Vliet, Christopher Dicken and Andre Schoch.
Since returning from Germany, Ray has been very active coaching the trumpet sections in various school wind bands, as well as working as a freelance musician with local orchestras such as the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra, Singapore Lyric Opera, New Opera Orchestra, The Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestra of the Music Makers.
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