Don Sweete

Born in Bowmanville Ontario, Don Sweete is a trombonist who learned to play in The Whitby Brass Band, Whitby, Ontario. Mr. Sweete attended the University of Western Ontario where he studied performance as well as composition and theory, attaining a Bachelor of Music in Performance. Here he studied trombone with Charles Dalkert and Tom Eadie and composition with Michael Longton. Mr. Sweete has performed extensively as both a freelance musician and a regular player with such ensembles as the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, National Ballet Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Hamilton Philharmonic, Hannaford Street Silver Band, The Mainly Mozart Orchestra, Orchestra London, and The Royal Alexandra Theatre. His compositions and arrangements have been performed at Stratford by Derek Conrad, James Ford and the Stratford Festival Orchestra, on CBC by The Pro Arte Quintet, at Roy Thomspon Hall, by BRASSROOTS and by the Harrington Brass of Waterloo.

THE ELEPHANT AND THE MOUSE Trumpet and Tuba
CONCERT SUITE NO. 1 Oboe and Bassoon
VARIATIONS FOR SEVEN WINDS Woodwind Ensemble
SONATA DA CHIESA Clarinet, Horn and Piano
THREE PIECES FOR TROMBONE QUARTET Trombone Quartet
SONATINA Horn and Piano