Swedish born Urban Agnas studied at the Ingesund College of Music in Arvika, Sweden. His orchestral jobs include principal trumpet with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
Urban won prizes at the ARD-Wettbewerb in Munich in 1986 and the Radio France International Trumpet Competition in Toulon in 1987. As a soloist he has performed with orchestras such as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the London Mozart Players, with whom he has also recorded J. N. Hummel’s trumpet concerto on CD.
Urban is a founding member of the world famous Stockholm Chamber Brass which consists of Scandinavia's leading brass musicians.
As a soloist he has performed with orchestras such as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the London Mozart Players, with whom he has also recorded J. N. Hummel’s trumpet concerto on CD.
Urban Agnas is a long time Monette client, and plays on David Monettes instruments and mouthpieces. Visit the Monette homepage for more information.
Since 2001 Urban Agnas is professor of trumpet at the Academy of Music in Cologne, Germany.
Urban won prizes at the ARD-Wettbewerb in Munich in 1986 and the Radio France International Trumpet Competition in Toulon in 1987. As a soloist he has performed with orchestras such as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the London Mozart Players, with whom he has also recorded J. N. Hummel’s trumpet concerto on CD.
Urban is a founding member of the world famous Stockholm Chamber Brass which consists of Scandinavia's leading brass musicians.
As a soloist he has performed with orchestras such as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the London Mozart Players, with whom he has also recorded J. N. Hummel’s trumpet concerto on CD.
Urban Agnas is a long time Monette client, and plays on David Monettes instruments and mouthpieces. Visit the Monette homepage for more information.
Since 2001 Urban Agnas is professor of trumpet at the Academy of Music in Cologne, Germany.
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Since 2001 Urban Agnas is professor of trumpet at the Academy of Music in Cologne, Germany.
His teaching has a relaxed and musical approach to playing the trumpet. He has developed a special flowtechnic which lets the player play with a more effortless breathing making it easier to play the trumpet in every aspect. In 2006 the International Trumpet Guild made an interview with Urban about his teaching. You can read the interview here.
Click here to download a free sample of Urban Agnas Flowetudes. Check out the videos below for further instructions on how to play the etudes. Click here to buy a complete book of etudes in pdf-format.
Click here to see all of Urban´s Flow etudes videos.
His teaching has a relaxed and musical approach to playing the trumpet. He has developed a special flowtechnic which lets the player play with a more effortless breathing making it easier to play the trumpet in every aspect. In 2006 the International Trumpet Guild made an interview with Urban about his teaching. You can read the interview here.
Click here to download a free sample of Urban Agnas Flowetudes. Check out the videos below for further instructions on how to play the etudes. Click here to buy a complete book of etudes in pdf-format.
"Urban, I have used the flow studies for two days now and I have to say these flow studies are the first step to producing a fundamental or basic trumpet sound. You have taken a very complex concept of tone production and made it very accessible by keeping it focused on making music with very well thought out balance of mind and flow."
- Ben McDonald
- Ben McDonald
Testimonials
Click here to see all of Urban´s Flow etudes videos.
Urban Agnas, trumpet. Howard Shelly, conductor. London Mozart Players
Published: 2000
Price: 13 Euro
Urban Agnas, Joakim Agnas - trumpet
Tomas Agnas - saxophones
Trio X - piano, double bass and drums
Published: 2006
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Urban Agnas - trumpet
Alison Stephens - mandolin
London Mozart Players
Published: 2001
LISTEN HERE
Published: 2000
Price: 13 Euro
Urban Agnas, Joakim Agnas - trumpet
Tomas Agnas - saxophones
Trio X - piano, double bass and drums
Published: 2006
LISTEN HERE
AGNAS BROS & TRIO X - LIVE
Urban Agnas - trumpet
Alison Stephens - mandolin
London Mozart Players
Published: 2001
LISTEN HERE
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