Dec 8, 2019 – Guest Musicians
Let’s Welcome Our Talented Brass Musicians
for Music Sunday 2019!
Jakob Florea Noestvik, Trombone
Jakob Florea Noestvik is a tenor and bass trombone player currently based in Chicago, IL. He has played with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and is a substitute with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. Jakob hails from Oslo, Norway, where he was a substitute with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble.
Also an educator, Jakob instructed brass students of all ages as the sole proprietor of a teaching business and an employee of Oslo’s municipal performing arts school, the Oslo Music and Culture School. Currently Jakob is the Program Manager at the Chicago Center for Music Education.
Jakob Florea Noestvik received his Bachelor of Music in Trombone Performance from the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Academy of Music and Drama at Gothenburg University in Sweden and his Master of Music in Orchestral Studies from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. His principal teachers include Jay Friedman, Reed Capshaw, and Ingemar Roos.
Kevin Natoli is a Chicago-based trumpeter and Alexander Technique teacher. He has experience performing in a variety of ensembles ranging from orchestra to brass quintet and everything in between. He received his Master’s degree in trumpet performance from the New England Conservatory and studied with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Rhode Island Philharmonic. Kevin is also a graduate of an Alexander Technique Certification program at the
Boston Conservatory with Debi Adams and maintains a diverse teaching studio. He is currently a faculty member of Logos School of Music, an Associate Member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a substitute musician with New World Symphony in Miami, and recently performed with Juneau Symphony in Alaska.
Kevin Natoli, Trumpet
Matt Martin, Trombone
Matt Martin is a professional freelance trombonist based in Chicago. Matt has performed with symphonies across the Midwest including the Chicago Sinfonietta, Illinois Philharmonic, Orchestra Iowa, South Bend, Elmhurst, Northwest Indiana, Oistrahk, Kenosha, and Battle Creek Symphonies. In addition, Matt has performed with theater companies throughout the Chicagoland area as well as big bands, and popular artists like Chance the Rapper. Aside from performing, Matt is a Low Brass Instructor at Dundee Crown and Lane Tech High Schools. Matt was also a recent ZO Brass Performing Artist presenting at Music China 2019 in Shanghai.
Theresa Coffey is a Chicago-based trumpet player and substitute with the Whiting Park Festival Orchestra, Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, and West Michigan Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra and Elmhurst Symphony, among others. For two years, she was also an Associate Member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.
Prior to moving to Chicago, Coffey lived in Oslo, Norway, where she performed with the Oslo Philharmonic, Norwegian National Opera, Oslofjord Kammerfilharmoni, on the Norwegian Radio Orchestra’s chamber series, and in the Ultima Contemporary Music Festival. In Oslo, she performed under such notable conductors as Vasily Petrenko and Han-na Chang.
Coffey received her Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University and Master of Music degrees from University of Maryland and the Norwegian Academy of Music. Her principal teachers include Tine Thing Helseth, Anthony Plog, Chris Gekker, Steven Hendrickson, Charles Geyer, and Barbara Butler.
