He studied clarinet with Graham Turner of the Halle Orchestra, then read Music at Keble College, Oxford, and went on to teach woodwind in Manchester and surrounding areas before gaining recognition as a conductor and music educator, particularly of wind orchestras and ensembles.
He studied clarinet with Graham Turner of the Halle Orchestra. He then read Music at Keble College. He went on to teach woodwind in Manchester and surrounding areas before gaining recognition as a conductor and music educator. This was particularly of wind orchestras and ensembles. Keble College was Oxford.