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Place of
birth: Kensington, London, UK
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School
attended: Westminster Abbey Choir School, London, UK
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College
attended: Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, UK.
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Degree: BA, Percussion and Trumpet MA,
Composition
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Work
outside of CLASSIC99: Music
Director & Composer for the Shakespeare Festrival of St. Louis, Timpanist and Principal Percussionist with the
St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra, freelance composer and musician,
Assistant Band Director at Lutheran North High School.
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Favorite
Composer: British
music is my passion but I also love Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler.
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Favorite
book: The Complete
Works of William Shakespeare.
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Family
status: Judy,
significant other of 17 years. 4 Dachshunds and 5 Parakeets
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First
introduced to classical music: I can't remember when I didn't listen to
classical music. It filled my life growing up as my mother sang in the
chorus of the Royal Opera House, my grandfather played tuba in the London
Philharmonic Orchestra and I sang in Westminster Abbey Choir. I also played
in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and the National Youth
Brass Band.
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Dream
travel destination: To
return to Vietnam and visit where I served for 3 tours during
the Vietnam war.
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