Musici

trumpet H. Alting B. Langenkamp W. Van Hasselt

horn J. de Waal F. Verspaandonk J. v.d. Vliet S. St. Onge

trombone B. Claessens J. van Rijen N. Schippers M. Schippers R. Munnecom

tuba P. Hoogendijk percussion M. Braafhart

Martin Schippers Martin Schippers began studying the tenor tuba with his grandfather at the age of seven. He switched to the trombone at fifteen, taking lessons from his uncle, Hans Schippers. Two years later, Schippers was accepted to the preparatory programme of the Rotterdam Conservatoire which he combined with a course of study in computer science at the University of Applied Sciences in Enschede.

After that year, he made a final decision to go into music, studying subsequently with George Wiegel, Jörgen van Rijen and Pierre Volders. Schippers has had lessons with Michel Becquet, Joseph Alessi, Victor Sumerkin, Patrick Sheridan, Bart van Lier and Ben van Dijk. As a member of the Rotterdam trombone studio and the New Trombone Collective, he has given concerts at festivals in Helsinki, New Orleans, Birmingham and other cities. In his second year at the conservatory, he was appointed second trombonist with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. He assumed the post of principal trombonist with the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic in 2005. He joined the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as second trombonist/bass trombonist in April 2009.