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Brass Day

Sunday, November 23, 2025 | 10am–6pm

Join us for Brass Day at the Don Wright Faculty of Music! A full day of events and activities for trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, and baritone/euphonium enthusiasts of all ages.

Planned activities include lessons and clinics, masterclasses, workshops, a vendor room, a guest artist recital, and performances from Western Music brass faculty.

This year's guest artist is Will Leathers, Principal Trumpet of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. 

• Masterclasses, workshops, lessons and clinics with Western Music faculty and students
• Instrument trials and sponsor exhibitions
• An included pizza lunch 
• A finale concert^* featuring guest artist Will Leathers plus Western Music brass faculty.
• ...and more! Full schedule TBA

Please note: 

• Participants should bring their instrument
• Participants can bring a piece of music for a potential mini-lesson, and some workshops may encourage participation in a masterclass style

^*Finale concert is free and open to the public.

Registration

Cost/registration coming soon 

HST number: 10816 2587 RT0001

Guest artist

Will Leathers

Principal Trumpet
Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Will Leathers earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School in 2022 and 2023 and was the first undergraduate classical trumpeter to receive the prestigious Kovner Fellowship. In 2022, while still completing his studies, Will secured the highly sought-after position of Principal Trumpet for both the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera, an extraordinary accomplishment for a musician at his stage of career. He continued to break barriers, being recognized by CBC Music as one of Canada’s “30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30” and earning his Bachelor of Music in 2022 and his Master of Music in 2023, solidifying his place as one of his generation's most promising classical musicians.

He has performed with world-renowned ensembles, including New York Philharmonic Brass, Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (Guest Principal Trumpet), Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Guest Principal Trumpet), and Philadelphia Orchestra (Guest Associate Principal Trumpet). He also performs as a concerto soloist, both on piano and trumpet.

Will’s artistry has also led him to collaborations with elite chamber ensembles, including The National Brass Ensemble, where he was invited to perform and record with some of the finest brass musicians from major American orchestras, American Brass Quintet, Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Orchestra. He has been a part of a number of recordings such as "Deified", an album by the National Brass Ensemble, and Soundtrack for the film Rustin Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground.

Will is a performing artist for Bach Brass and Vennture Mouthpieces, where he is consulting on the development of a line of trumpet mouthpieces in his name.

Schedule

TBA

Event Sponsors 

TBA

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Contact Information

Sasha Gorbasew
519-661-2111 x80532
agorbase@uwo.ca

Aaron Hodgson
519-661-2111 x85304
ahodgson@uwo.ca