About Me
I trained in music in Darlington, Harrogate, Durham and London. I have a BA in music (Durham University) and an MMus in composition (King’s College, London University). I also have an MA and a PhD in philosophy from York University.
My own piano teachers were Arnold Hogg (Darlington), Harry Gibson (Harrogate), Peter Newman (Durham) and Catherine Miller (Newcastle).
Professor Eric Taylor taught me harmony and counterpoint and compositional techniques at Durham University. He is author of the ABRSM’s ‘Music Theory in Practice’ series (Grades 1-5), the accompanying ‘AB Guide to Music Theory’ (Books 1 and 2) and ‘First Steps in Music Theory’.
David Lumsdaine and Nicola LeFanu were my composition teachers at Durham and London Universities.
I have performed (on piano, clarinet, flute and sax), and have had works performed, in London, Yorkshire and the North East of England.
To listen to my latest composition please click on the following link: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbwCe6kkha8