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Bill Denton is in his sixth season as Principal Trumpet with the Lyric Opera of Chicago and his third season as Assistant Principal Trumpet with the Grant Park Summer Music Festival Orchestra. He was a member of the trumpet faculty at DePaul University for five years and has presented performances and masterclasses at Northwestern, Roosevelt, and Northern Illinois Universities.
Bill frequently performs as Principal Trumpet with the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra and has appeared with the Chicago Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony. He has also performed works in numerous chamber ensembles in the Chicago area including Walton’s Facade with the Dempster Street Pro-Musica Chamber Ensemble, Bach’s 2nd Brandenberg Concerto and Poulenc’s le Bal Masque for WFMT radio’s Summer Rush Hour concerts. In 2014 Bill was featured as guest soloist with the Sibiu Philharmonic in Sibiu Romania. More recently he performed as guest soloist at the National Brass Band Competition Gala Concert.
Bill is also a composer, visual artist and dabbles in aquaponics; the art of raising fish and growing plants in a symbiotic system.
Wei’s bio
Wei Liu Denton is a member of Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra since 2014. She also is a member of Northbrook Symphony and Northwest Indiana Symphony. Before she came to Chicagoland, she was a member of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra for fifteen seasons. During and prior to her tenure in Alabama Ms. Denton has performed as a soloist and chamber artist in solo recitals, chamber works, and symphonic repertoire throughout North America, Europe, North Africa, and Asia.
Her compact disc recordings include “Musique pour Violoncello” (1999) and “Lou sur la Pierre du Seuil” (1992). Her musical training began in China where she studied at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music. She won first prize at the 1st Annual National Cello Competition of China when she was only fifteen. After finishing her studies at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, she then trained at the Paris Conservatory of Music with world famous cellist and teacher Philippe Muller; made possible by the prestigious French government scholarship award.
During her study in France, she was also a winner of the Douai International Cello Competition. She graduated with “First Prize” diplomas in cello performance, chamber music, and musical analysis. Wei currently resides in Chicago Illinois with her husband Bill.
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