Principal Gargan, Laurence Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, Laurence Gargan began his musical career playing cornet in the local colliery brass band. He then studied trumpet at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow before being appointed as Sub-Principal Trumpet in the Seville Symphony Orchestra in Spain in 1990. He joined the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra as Assistant principal Trumpet in 1993 and moved up to the Principal chair in 1996, also performing as a soloist with them on many occasions, including the concerti of Haydn, Hummel, Arutjunjan, Shostakovitch and Telemann. Gargan joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra as principal trumpet in 2004, and has also performed in a solo capacity with them. He has appeared as soloist with the Guangzhou Orchestra in China, the Darwin Symphony Orchestra in Australia, the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra in Thailand, the Orchestra Camerata in Macau, and the Glasgow Festival Strings in Scotland, amongst others. Gargan has played as Guest Principal Trumpet with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Halle Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been the recipient of several awards, including the Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, awarded in London. As well as his busy schedule with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Gargan is active as a recitalist in Asia and Europe, including the 2005 International Trumpet Guild Conference, where he received rave reviews. He also delivers masterclasses, recitals and seminars in Asia and Australasia in his capacity as Chair of Brass and Percussion at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of music in Singapore. In 2005 Gargan gave the Asian premieres of the Bohme Concerto (in the original key of E minor) and Robert Bradshaw’s demanding Trumpet Sonata. Gargan released his first solo CD of music for trumpet and organ in December 2005. Visit his website at www.lauriegargantrumpet.com Back to musician list