1999 – Present Principal trumpet: Sacramento Philharmonic Opera and Sacramento Choral Society

2005 – Present Teaching trumpet master classes at the summer school for University of the Pacific

1981 - 1995 Co-principal and principal with the City of London Sinfonia

1979 - 1981 Principal with the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra

1975 - 1995 Numerous Free-lance engagements in London playing with all the orchestras including:

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

London Symphony Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic

London Philharmonic

BBC Symphony

English Chamber Orchestra

Royal Opera House Covent Garden

English National Opera

Royal Scottish National

Ulster Orchestra

1999 – Present. Principal trumpet etc.

2005 – Present. Teaching trumpet master etc.

 



CONDUCTORS PLAYED UNDER


Carlos Kleiber, Bernard Haitink, George Solti,

Neville Marriner, Colin Davis, Neemi Jarvi, Andrew Davis

Mariss Jansons, Piérre Boulez, Carl Davis, Simon Rattle,

Gerard Schwarz + many others



RECORDINGS


1991 & 1994 Vivaldi double trumpet concerto with Crispian Steele-Perkins and the City of London Sinfonia for Virgin Classics & Naxos.

Numerous recordings with the orchestras listed above


FESTIVALS and TOURS


Performed at music festivals around the world in cities of the following countries:


1985 - 1995 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

USA

Canada

Mexico

Greece

Spain

Italy

Germany



1981 - 1995 City of London Sinfonia

Brazil

Greece

Spain

France

Scandinavia

Germany


1985 - 1987 English Chamber Orchestra

Scandinavia

France

Germany

Austria


1981 - 1995 BBC Symphony

Spain

Russia

Belguim

Holland

USA


MUSICAL EDUCATION


1972 - 1975 Royal College of Music, London

Studied under Richard Walton - Beechams’ 1st Trumpet

Ernest Hall - former London Symphony principal

David Mason - former Philharmonia principal

  1. Associate of the Royal College of Music – ARCM

  1. Licentiate of The Guildhall School of Music – LGSM (Teaching and Performance degrees)


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

25 years with private pupils of conservatory, university, and high school levels.