nick hewett

Trumpet, Trombone, Baritone Horn

Dr. Nicholas Hewett has had a diverse career spanning more than two decades as a soloist and chamber musician, and has also worked extensively with major symphony orchestras and jazz ensembles.

Dr. Hewett has commissioned and premiered several new works for trumpet, including Michael Hannan’s Sounding Basho for trumpet and percussion, and Andrew Ford’s Beyond. As an ensemble musician he has performed with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, The Southern Cross Soloists, Jazz Groove Mothership Orchestra, as a session musician for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and serves as principal trumpet with Espressivo Orchestra and Ensemble Monterey.

In demand as a teacher, Dr. Hewett has given master classes at San Jose State University and The University of Melbourne, and maintains a private studio at Legato Music School. His research focuses on auditory imitation in trumpet playing, and his PhD thesis, Other Worlds: Imitation and Borrowing in Contemporary Trumpet Performance, is an extensive study of imitation in trumpet playing through the lenses of trumpeter Jon Hassell and Australian composer Michael Hannan.

Dr. Hewett holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Music from Indiana University, and a Bachelor of Music from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

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