An Evening of Sacred Music

Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 7:00pm at Meymandi Concert Hall

Join the Triangle Brass Band for an Evening of Sacred Music with Salvation Army Cornetist Jamie Hood and the Sanderson HS Wind Ensemble.

A native of Ayrshire, Scotland, Jamie started cornet lessons with his father James Hood at the age of four. He then started to play in the local Salvation Army Band when he was seven. In 1992 Jamie moved with his family to Alsace, France where he was influenced by Marc Ullrich (solo trumpet Basel Symphony Orchestra), Dr. Edward Tarr and Niklas Eklund (International Baroque trumpet soloist). In 1999 Jamie left France and studied for two years at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before studying with French Master Trumpet teacher Mr. Pierre Thibaud in Paris.

On December 1st 2006 Jamie immigrated to the USA where he took up the position of Performing Arts Director of The Performing Arts Academy for The Salvation Army in Houston, Texas. During his time in Houston Jamie worked as a freelance trumpet/cornet player playing with The Houston Grand Opera and was a private trumpet teacher for the local High Schools. Jamie is now the Divisional Music Director for The Salvation Army in North and South Carolina where he continues to develop brass and vocal training within The Salvation Army as well as teach and play professionally all over the East Coast.