John Wood
Trumpet

John Wood has played the trumpet in a variety of musical groups during his musical career.  He was a member of the University of Delaware Wind Ensemble from 1978 through 1981, which toured Europe in the summer of 1980 and performed under the direction of Aaron Copland on one ocassion.  He was a member of the Lakeland Civic Band and the Hillcrest Concert Band (Cleveland, Ohio) from 1982 through mid 1987.  In the summer of 1988, John toured Austria with several other band members.

After moving back to Delaware, he performed with the Newark Community Band and the Salem County Brass Society from 1987 through 1994.

In the beginning of 1995, John relocated to Sydney, Australia and performed with the City of Sydney Wind Ensemble and the Holroyd Brass Band.  The City of Sydney Wind Ensemble were the 1996 Australia Concert Band Champions (Grade A) and they won two New South Wales Concert Band competitions (Grade A) in 1996 and 1997.

In March, 1998, John relocated from Sydney to the USA and rejoined the Salem County Brass Society. In 2003, he rejoined the Moonlight Brass Quintet and is currently a member of both of these groups.

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