Hello!!

I hope you are very well. I just wanted to take a couple of seconds to say "Thank you very much" for all the great support towards the CSO, and all the encouragement you give us to continue with our artistic endeavours. We truly appreciate it!!

It is a great feeling to know that someone appreciates your work so highly, that they go all the way, following every step. That encourages us to keep giving our best and creating the most amazing music.

I would like to tell you a little bit about myself...

I started playing trombone at the age of 10, at my school band, back in Colombia. We played lots of folkloric music, lots of street marches, went to many competitions. It was absolute fun and instrumental (pun intended?) for my musical development.

I was very delighted to win the Bass Trombone audition for CSO in late 2015. I actually moved to Christchurch from Auckland, to take my place at the orchestra in January of 2016, and it was one of the best moves I have done in my life.

One of my favourite things about the CSO, is that it is truly an institution that takes music to as many people as possible, outside the concert hall, and makes it available to many different communities, and creates a common link between all of us.

Additional to being the Principal Bass Trombone at CSO, I have a few private trombone and tuba students, and I also run the only repair shop specifically for Brass instruments in the South Island.

Besides music, I am a very keen mountain biker, and off-road motorcyclist. Musicians tend to be slightly "Vitamin D deficient", so I take care of that by spending as much time outdoors as practically possible.

Please feel free to come and say hi, after one of our concerts, perhaps in one of the functions. It would be great to meet you!

Once again, thank you for accompanying us in this artistic journey, we honestly could not do it without your support, we really appreciate everything you do for us!!

Wishing you all the best

Pablo Ruiz Henao.

Principal Bass Trombone, CSO.