Dudley Bright has been Principal Trombone for the London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

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 since 2000, and is also Professor of Trombone at the Royal Academy of Music

Royal Academy of Music

The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...

. Before that he was for many years in the same position at the Philharmonia Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

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 and Halle Orchestra and before that briefly as an associate with the LSO.

He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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 with Denis Wick

Denis Wick

Denis Wick is Britain's most influential orchestral trombonist of the 20th century. He is also an internationally respected brass teacher and designer of brass mutes and mouthpieces...

, graduating in 1974. While at the Halle, aged about 23, he taught Ian Bousfield

Ian Bousfield

Ian Bousfield is Principal Trombone with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, having formerly held the same positions with the London Symphony Orchestra and Hallé Orchestra.- Early life and education :...

 who was only 12 at the time .

In 2004 he was the featured soloist in Grimethorpe Colliery Band

Grimethorpe Colliery Band

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's recording "History of Brass Band Music - The Salvation Army Connection" in Eric Leidzen's Concertino for Trombone and Band.
In 2007, he recorded his own solo Life's Command with the International Staff Band

International Staff Band

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 of The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army

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which was released on a CD called Supremacy. In 2008, he recorded Eric Leidzen's Concertino for Trombone and Band again, this time with the South London Fellowship Band.

Bright has also composed a number of pieces of music for Salvation Army brass band. His most recent composition, The Cost of Freedom, was given its first performance by The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army at The Sage Gateshead in May 2008.