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He is a trombone player, arranger, author and teacher who
has been a member of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, and was First Trumpet for the BBC Symphony
Orchestra for many years. His
arrangements of many major classical composers such as Bach and Bartok have
featured on numerous recordings such as Festive Mood: Carols for Brass
by the Burning River Brass and Song of Exuberance by the Metro Brass. The recordings he has appeared on
as a trombonist include Maxwell Davies - Orchestral Works, Davies: Worldes
Blis, The London Trombone Sound and The 20th Century
Album, Lollipops and Greatest Hits with the Philip Jones Brass
Ensemble. As a much-respected
teacher he has been on the faculty of the Guildhall School of Music and is Head
of Brass at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He also gives regular masterclasses
and workshops in Cornwall, England and has written much referred to tuition
books such as Unlocking the Tenor Clef.
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