Marc Geujon (born 8 October 1974) is a French classical trumpeter.

Life

Born in

Gonnehem Gonnehem (; pcd, Gonhin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The trumpeter Marc Geujon was born in Gonneheim on 8 October 1974. Geography A large farming village situated some northwest of ...

(Pas-de-Calais), Marc Geujon studied trumpet at the music school of Gonnehem with Gilbert Breuvart, at the École Nationale de Musique of

Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...

in Philippe Vaucoret's class, then at the conservatory of

Rueil-Malmaison Rueil-Malmaison () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, Île-de-France region. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population of 78,152. It is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Par ...

with

Éric Aubier Éric Aubier (born 1960) is a French classical concert trumpeter. Life Having entered Maurice André's class at the age of 14 at the Conservatoire de Paris, of which he is still the youngest graduate, Aubier is also a winner of international co ...

. First Prize unanimously of the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

in Clément Garrec's class, he is successively solo trumpet of the

French Republican Guard Band The Republican Guard Band (french: Orchestre de la Garde républicaine) is a military band unit of the French Republican Guard, which is part of the National Gendarmerie. The band is composed of 120 professional musicians from national conservato ...

, the

Opéra national du Rhin The Opéra national du Rhin is an opera company which performs in Alsace, eastern France. It includes the Opéras in Strasbourg, in Mulhouse, where the Ballet de l'Opéra national du Rhin, also known as the Ballet Du Rhin, is based, and in Colmar, ...

based in

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerl ...

, the , the Paris chamber orchestra and principal trumpet "Super-soliste" of the

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris The Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris is a French Symphonic Orchestra dating from 1672. Since the opening of the Opéra Bastille in 1989, the orchestra has also been called the ''Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille''. History In 1672, the Paris ...

. First Professor of

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

at the conservatories of Rueil-Malmaison and

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Saint-Maur-des-Fossés () is a commune in Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southea ...

, Geujon was appointed professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP). He is also a chamber musician with the

Paris Opera The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...

Brass Quintet, David Defiez, Nicolas Vallade and Fabien Wallerand. He regularly performs as a soloist in Europe, Asia and the United States. He also collaborates with the Schilke instrument maker (Chicago-USA), in particular for the Soloiste Serie (Models SC4-MG and SB4-MG).Marc Geujon
on Shilke

Selected discography

* ''Concertos pour trompette et orchestre de J.Haydn et J.N.Hummel'' with

Paul Kuentz Paul Kuentz (4 May 1930 in Mulhouse, France) is a French conductor who studied at the Paris Conservatoire from 1947 to 1950, with Noël Gallon, Georges Hugon and Eugene Bigot. Career He founded the Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra in 1951 and mad ...

' orchestra, Live Recording * ''4 concertos pour Cor de W.A.Mozart'' with Paul Kuentz's orchestra, Live Recording - Corno da Caccia *Tableaux d’une exposition de Modest Mussorgsky with the Opera de Paris conducted by Philippe Jordan

References

Sources

*
Marc Geujon and the New Schilke ‘Soloiste’

External links

Marc Geujon
(Opéra national de Paris)

Discography
(

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)
Trumpet Concerto 1st mvt. - Johan Nepomuk Hummel - Marc GEUJON, solo trumpet
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