Adam Junk is a 21st century trumpet performer and composer. As a composer Adam Junk has written for various large ensembles, chamber ensembles, and solo instruments. Finishing an Artist Diploma in composition under the tutelage of Edward Top, Adam has  since learned from Owen Underhill, Jocelyn Morlock, Ana Sokolovic, Veronique Lacroix, Javier Torres Maldonado, Laurie Radford, Christopher Butterfield, Jean Lesage, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Robert Kyr, and members of both the Turning Point Ensemble and Standing Wave. Adam’s works have been performed internationally in festivals and workshops including the Bozzini Lab, Domaine Forget Workshop, Orford Musique Festival, Oregon Bach Festival Composer Symposium, Hugh Davidson Composer Readings with the Victoria Symphony, Jean Coulthard Readings with the Vancouver Symphony, and Vancouver Pro Musica’s Sonic Boom Festival. 

Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Adam began playing trumpet at the age of 11, graduated Holy Cross High School in Surrey, and continued his studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and the Vancouver Academy of Music. He has studied trumpet performance extensively under Al Cannon, Tom Shorthouse, and Aaron Hodgson. Currently, Adam performs with both large and small ensembles drawing inspiration from his academic experiences in jazz and classical. Although he made his concerto debut at the age of twenty-two, with the Kwantlen Wind Ensemble, Adam has continued to perform regularly with the Fraser Valley Wind Ensemble, Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and Willingdon Orchestra.