A native of Canada, Seelan Manickam received his BM from the University of Victoria and has also finished his Graduate work in trumpet performance at The Boston Conservatory.  Seelan Manickam is the principal trumpet of the New England Repertory Orchestra and has also appeared extensively with other orchestras such as the Vermont Symphony, Dartmouth Symphony, Indian Hill Symphony and Plymouth Philharmonic. As a soloist, Seelan has appeared with numerous ensembles including, The Boston Chamber Orchestra, Cambridge Choral Society, South Coast Community Chorale, The University of Massachusetts Orchestra, The Firelands Symphony Orchestra and the Clarion University Wind Ensemble.  A founding member of the award-winning Bala Brass Quintet, Seelan has toured the globe appearing in Japan, Canada, Thailand and the US.  Seelan has served on the faculty of The Boston Conservatory’s Extension Division, Indian Hill Music School, Longy School of Music and Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute. Currently he is on faculty at Keene State College where he serves as trumpet faculty, is the Orchestra Director and the KSC Large Brass Ensemble Director. He is also the Music Director at St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, MA.  Mr. Manickam is a XO Brass Artist..