Grant Sinclair

Trombonist

Originally from Invercargill, Grant Sinclair began playing trombone in brass bands from an early age. Around the same time he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from Canterbury University, Grant began casual work with the Christchurch Symphony. At the beginning of 2004, he abandoned engineering in favour of music, and began studying this at Victoria University of Wellington. Grant completed his undergraduate degree in 2007, and is now studying towards Masters under Ian Bousfield and Dudley Bright at the Royal Academy of Music, London, where he was awarded the 2008/9 John Solomon Brass Prize.

For the last three years, Grant has been Principal Trombone of both the Vector Wellington Orchestra and the Central Band of the RNZAF. He also regularly played for the NZSO, Auckland Philharmonia, and Christchurch Symphony. In November of 2005, Grant performed the New Zealand premiere of the Rota Trombone Concerto with the Wellington Youth Orchestra. In July 2006 he performed the New Zealand premiere of Takemitsu’s Fantasma/Cantos II as guest soloist with the New Zealand Secondary Schools Orchestra.