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Date of birth: January 2, 1948
Nationality: British
US Status: Green Card

Music Education

Royal Northern College of Music Manchester, UK

Accademia Chigiana
Siena, Italy (Diploma di Merito in conducting)

Teachers

Leon Goossens, oboe
Franco Ferrara, conducting

Non-performance career

1972-1974
Lecturer in Music History
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK

1970-1972
Assistant
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester, UK

Conducting Appointments

1993-2007
South Carolina Philharmonic
USA, Music Director

2001-2009
The Palmetto Opera
USA, Principal Conductor

1998-2000
South Carolina Opera
USA, Principal Conductor

1989-2000
Performing Arts Symphony Orchestra
UK, Artistic Director

1982-1990
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra
Finland, Music Director

1982-1990
Kuopio Opera
Finland, Principal Conductor

1979-1980
Ulster Orchestra
Northern Ireland, Staff Conductor

1978-1996
North Yorkshire Chorus
UK, Principal Conductor

1972-1982
Northern Chamber Orchestra
UK, Principal Conductor

Guest Conductor

Pori City Orchestra, Finland

Tampere Philharmonic, Finland

Columbia Classical Ballet, USA

BBC Studio Strings, UK

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Poland

London City Ballet, UK

Turku Philharmonic, Finland

Seville Philharmonic, Spain

Gyor Symphony Orchestra, Hungary

Gera Opera Orchestra, Germany

Thuringen Symphony Orchestra, Germany

Krakow Symphony Orchestra, Poland

Ballet du Nord, France

Northern Ballet Theatre, UK

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, UK

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, UK

Moravian Philharmonic, Czech Republic

Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, UK

Columbia City Ballet, USA

English Sinfonia, UK

Finnish National Ballet, Finland

Joensuu City Orchestra, Finland

Manchester Camerata, UK

Jyvaskyla Philharmonic, Finland

Oulu Philharmonic, Finland

Wroclaw Philharmonic, Poland

Lappeenranta City Orchestra, Finland

Szekesfeherva Orchestra, Hungary

Sopron Philharmonic, Hungary

Vaasa City Orchestra, Finland

Buxton Opera Festival, UK