Rate My Professor Joel Brennan

Brennan's contributions include the creation of Poper's Game, a unique practice application for trumpet players based on the pedagogy of Roy Poper. Key recordings feature Book of Brass on Navona Records, showcasing works by Jennifer Higdon and Grace-Evangeline Mason alongside colleagues Rosie Turner, Carla Blackwood, Don Immel, and Tim Buzbee; and Lyrebird Brass's Apex Predators, recorded during COVID-19 lockdowns at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Notable performances encompass Trombone Hero IV: Inspired by Paris, Brass and the City by Lyrebird Brass, and premieres such as Stuart Greenbaum's Sonata for Trumpet and Piano commissioned for him. He received the University of Melbourne Faculty of the VCA and MCM Teaching Award in 2014. Brennan holds governance positions, including Chair of the Australian Music Examinations Board Victoria, and serves as guest faculty at institutions like the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and The Tianjin Juilliard School. His work influences brass performance pedagogy and contemporary music commissioning in Australia and internationally.