Simon Menin

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Simon Menin

BA(Music),Grad.RNCM & PPRNCM

Owner, CEO, General Manager

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  • 5 Dublin
  • Ireland

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Personal information

Professional experience

  • Employment status
    Entrepreneur

Educational background

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2011
    University of Cambridge

    ESOL level 5, CELTA

    Certificate in Teaching English

  • 1998 - 2003
    Royal Northern College of Music / Manchester University

    Trumpet & Cornet, BA(Music),Grad.RNCM & PPRNCM

    Art of Teaching, Orchestra Conducting, 19th Century Music History, 20th Century Music History

  • 1992 - 1996
    Berufsschule Aarau

    Elektrozeichner, Eidgenoessisches Diplom - Faehigkeitszeugnis

    Niederspannungs Hausinstallationen

  • Languages
    English (Fluent), German (First language), Italian (Basic knowledge), French (Basic knowledge)

About me

BIOGRAPHY:
Simon Menin plays a variety of different styles, from classical symphonic concerts and recording sessions, to operas, musical theatre, TV shows, and pop concerts. He is regularly involved in programmes for the broadcasting corporations RTÉ & BBC and has performed and recorded with such outstanding and diverse artists as John Dankworth & Cleo Laine, Jacqui Dankworth, Lance Ellington, Rachel Weston, Bryn Terfel, The Priests, Andrea Bocelli, Julie Feeney, Josh Ritter, and Sinead O'Connor.

He held the position of 3rd & Co-Principal Trumpet with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and 2nd & Co-Principal Trumpet with the Illinois Chamber Orchestra from 2004 until 2007, and has also performed regularly with many other orchestras and chamber ensembles in and around the city of Chicago. He is a founding member of the International Chamber Artists of Chicago.

Simon moved to Ireland in 2007 and is now working as a freelance musician with various orchestras, ensembles, and companies such as the RTÉ Concert Orchestra & Big Band, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, The Ulster Orchestra, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, and Irish Film Orchestras. He is a member of the Artemis Brass Ensemble and the Laudate Ensemble, two of Ireland's newest professional chamber music groups.

Simon is a big advocate of the importance and benefits of a comprehensive musical education and has been involved in numerous music courses and educational projects. He has taught at schools and courses inSwitzerland, the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and United States of America, and is currently teaching instrumental lessons and ensemble classes at a number of schools in Dublin. He and his wife Andrea are running a music education service called "Menin Vonk Music", promoting the importance and benefits of musical education and providing lessons and workshops for students throughout Ireland.

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LAUDATE ENSEMBLE & MENIN VONK MSIC:
Here is a selection of current and past events of the Laudate Ensemble, as well as current and past customers of Menin Vonk Music. Please get in touch with me if you would like to contact any of our references. I gladly provide contact details upon request.

For more information please visit:
http://www.LaudateEnsemble.com
http://www.MeninVonkMusic.eu

Best regards,
Simon Menin

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THE LAUDATE ENSEMBLE:

WEDDINGS
Trumpet & Organ, Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook, Dublin,Ireland
Two Trumpets & Organ, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist & St. John the Evangelist, Lublin, Poland
Two Trumpets & Organ, NeuePfarrkirche St Nikolaus, Lech,Vorarlberg, Austria
Trumpet & Organ, St. Gregory The Great Church, Bryn Mawr, Chicago, Illinois,USA
Two Trumpets & Organ, Reformierte Kirche, Wangen bei Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
Two Trumpets & Organ, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield,Illinois, USA
Trumpet & Organ, Ss. Faith, Hope & Charity Catholic Church, Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Trumpet & Organ, St. Barnabas Church,Chicago, Illinois, USA
Trumpet & Organ, Old St Pat's Church, Chicago,Illinois,USA
Trumpet & Organ, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Chicago,Illinois, USA

CHURCH SERVICES
Two Trumpets & Organ, Gort Muire Carmelite Friary, Easter Vigil 2009, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Trumpet & Organ, Christ Church Cathedral, Easter Sunday 2009, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Two Trumpets, Row Street Church 2008 Anniversary Mass, Wexford Town, Co. Wexford, Ireland
Two Trumpets, First Presbyterian Church, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Brass Quintet, Kenilworth Union Church Christmas and Easter Services, Kenilworth, Illinois, USA
Two Trumpets & Organ, St Gregory the Great Church, Chicago, Illinois, USA

CEREMONIIES
Brass Quintet, Graduation Ceremonies, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin,Ireland
Brass Quintet, Graduation Ceremonies, Northwestern University,Evanston, Illinois, USA
Solo Trumpet, Remembrance Day, St Andrew’s Church, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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MENIN VONK MUSIC:

Summer Courses & Band Camps:
Kantonale Jugend Brass Band Solothurn SOBV, Solothurn, Switzerland – 2009
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland, Waterford, Ireland – 2008 & 2009
Jugend Brass Band Forum Ostschweiz, Salenstein, Thurgau, Switzerland – 2004 & 2008
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lakes, Michigan, USA – 2007

Music Lessons:
Belvedere College S.J., Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland – since 2007
Gael Scoil Baile Munna, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland – since 2008
Our Lady of Victories, Boys Primary School, Dublin, Co Dublin,Ireland – since 2008
St Joseph’s Senior National School, Dublin, CoDublin, Ireland – since 2008
Kantonale Jugend Brass Band Solothurn SOBV, Solothurn, Switzerland – 2009
Sutton Park School, Dublin, Co.Dublin, Ireland – 2007 to 2009
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lakes,Michigan, USA – 2007
Wunder Studios, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA – 2006 to 2007
Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra, Springfield, Illinois,USA – 2006 to 2007
Jugend Brass Band Forum Ostschweiz, Salenstein, Thurgau, Switzerland – 2004 & 2008
The British School - Al Khubairat,Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 2003 to 2004
Providence St. Mel Private School, Chicago, Illinois, USA – 2002 to 2004
Chorlton Music School, Chorlton, Manchester, England / UK – 2002 to 2003
Meyer Music, Kansas City, Missouri, USA – 2000 to 2002
Musikschule Niedergoesgen, Niedergoesgen, Solothurn, Switzerland – 1997 to 1998

Workshops & Rehearsals:
Drogheda Brass Band, Drogheda, Ireland – 2009
Kantonale Jugend Brass Band Solothurn SOBV, Solothurn, Switzerland – 2009
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland,Waterford, Ireland – 2008 & 2009
Our Lady of Victories, Boys Primary School, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland – since 2008
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp,Twin Lakes, Michigan, USA – 2007
Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra,Springfield, Illinois, USA – 2006 to 2007
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School,Glenview, Illinois, USA – 2006
Jugend Brass Band Forum Ostschweiz, Salenstein, Thurgau, Switzerland – 2004 & 2008

Educational Recitals & Instruments Presentations:
Our Lady of Victories, Boys Primary School, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland – 2008
Sutton Park School, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland – 2007
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lakes, Michigan, USA – 2007
Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra,Springfield, Illinois, USA – 2006
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School,Glenview, Illinois, USA – 2004 & 2006
The British School - Al Khubairat,Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 2003
 

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