About

Performers: 

• Nick Budd, trumpet
• Joseph Sykpala, trumpet
• Will Thomas, trumpet

Formed in 2020, Natrio is a award-winning trumpet trio renowned for exploring both modern and natural trumpets. Created to reveal the surprising diversity of trumpet-trio repertoire, the ensemble claimed First Prize in the 2022 Musicians’ Company Brass Ensemble Prize for a programme blending Donninger, Britten, and Gubaidulina.

Though not a household name, three-trumpet chamber music spans an astonishing spectrum—from the ceremonial fanfares of the 1600s to the avant-garde experiments of today. Natrio draws on this breadth to craft performances that are at once vivid and inventive. As they move forward, the group plans to broaden its horizons by collaborating with contemporary composers and extending their outreach, sharing their distinctive sound with an ever-wider audience.