The Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble utilizes a flexible instrumentation of winds, brass, and percussion to perform repertoire from standard concert band works to contemporary compositions of various instrumental combinations. 

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble

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Matt Rees is an active educator and trumpet performer in Pittsburgh. He attended Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania as a music education major and graduated summa cum laude in 2022. He’s currently a second year graduate student pursuing a degree in Trumpet Performance studying under Neal Berntsen of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Matt will be joined by Joey Caporali (alto saxophone), Nick Giorgetti (drumset), Bjorn Kydland (piano), and Owen Nash (bass). Matt would like to thank his mentors, friends, and family for their support.

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Student Recital: Matt Rees

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Bjorn Kydland is a native of Massachusetts, having lived there for 23 years so far. At age 11, Bjorn began to study trumpet, and since has done so with various helpful private teachers. Until 8th grade, he was homeschooled, and then transitioned to his local high school in order to join the band program. During high school Bjorn joined NEC Preparatory School playing in the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and went on after to attend Boston Conservatory at Berklee for a bachelor’s degree. He now attends the Carnegie Mellon School of Music pursuing his Masters in Trumpet Performance.

Bjorn Kydland

Events

Past events

Mar 1, 2024

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble · Carnegie Mellon University School of Music

Jan 28, 2024

Student Recital: Matt Rees · Carnegie Mellon University School of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Trumpet in Trumpet Concerto by Haydn

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Trumpet in Sonata for Trumpet by Antheil

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