New Surrey Brass President
Surrey Brass, the innovative and entertaining brass ensemble, is delighted to announce the appointment of the eminent British Trumpet player, Crispian Steele-Perkins as their new President.
We are indeed very fortunate to have someone of Crispian's calibre and stature to head our ensemble. We are confident that his knowledge and experience will offer invaluable advice and guidance in the years to come, further helping us to develop.
Crispian lives in Dorking, Surrey, which is conveniently close to the Surrey Brass rehearsal rooms in Fetcham. We hope to welcome him to a rehearsal very soon, when he gets a gap in his very busy performing schedule.
Crispian is a fantastic addition to the Surrey Brass team. He fills the role left by our previous President Denis Wick who passed away in 2025.
Crispian Steele-Perkins is known as a
virtuoso solo trumpeter who performs at
London’s Royal Albert, Festival and
Barbican Halls, previously also New York
Carnegie, Boston Symphony, Sydney Opera and Tokyo Suntory Halls. He also enjoys appearing at British provincial festivals and concert clubs. During the first twenty years of his long career he played in major orchestras [Royal Philharmonic, English National Opera, English Baroque Soloists].
His playing is best known for the signature
tune to “The Antiques Roadshow” and as a
prolific recording artist he was described by
Continuo Magazine [USA] as ‘the world’s foremost exponent of the Baroque Trumpet’.
In Oct 2015 the BBC’s CD Review selected his recording of Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto as the best available. As well as playing on many film and TV scores he has accompanied singers such as Dame Kiri te Kawana, Bryn Terfel, Emma Kirkby, Leslie Garrett and on TV Kate Bush and Sir Cliff Richard; in a varied career he also played lead trumpet for Led Zeppelin and Frank Zappa. In June 2023 he was presented with a lifetime achievement award by the National Centre for Early Music