A Winchester Pilgrimage
It was almost exactly thirty-five years ago, on a Thursday early in June, that the events I am going to relate occurred. Yesterday, I found…
The “Creative Horn Player” – now available for purchase
Dear Friends, at long last, I am delighted to announce the publication of my Studies and Technical Exercises for the horn. The Creative Horn Player…
On the Idle Hill of Summer
I am a musician, and more than in most professions, it is essential that musicians have a hobby. Fishing is mine. My ‘chosen’ profession was…
Memories of 1968 Hallé Orchestra Tour of South America
A few nights ago, I watched a wonderful music documentary about Jacqueline du Pré on BBC Four. It is an inspired film that I can…
Intuition and Counter-Intuition when Playing the Horn
‘Follow your instincts’ we are often told when looking to the immediate future and seeking reassurance. It is often good advice. Life is for living,…
About My Dad
These days, in the world of education and in corners where therapeutic solutions of one sort or another are discussed, there is much talk about…
Roosevelt in Hampshire and Sundry Memories
This June 9 will mark the 111th anniversary of the meeting, in England in 1910, between former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and British Foreign Secretary…
Mahler No.2 in York Minster – A Memoir
In July 1969 I was still playing in the Hallé Orchestra, but had recently done a trial in two Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra…
Fishy Tales
In this enforced lockdown my thoughts have been recently turning to events, some happier than others, that have shaped my life. Events and people have…
Positive practice is your path to success
This is taken from a talk I gave at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama When are lectures and ‘talks’ useful? When students…
