Isabella Thomas
Trumpet Fellow
Biography
Isabella (Bella) is a Kiwi trumpeter hailing from Auckland. For the past three years, Bella has been learning from Yoram Levy and David Elton at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). Before her move to Melbourne in 2022, Bella completed her Bachelor of Music at the Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music under the tutelage of Mark Carter and Matthew Stein.
Achievements over the last few years include being Principal Trumpet of the NZ National Youth Orchestra for the 2020–2022 seasons and, as a member of Wellington Brass Band, winning the title of NZ’s Champion Brass Band (2018–2022). Highlights of her time at ANAM include taking part in the side-by-side projects with Auckland Philharmonia, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra brass section, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra.