[2] After his studies he became principal oboist of the Sadler's Wells Opera, and as a virtuoso soloist he gave the UK premieres of Luciano Berio’s Sequenza VII and Heinz Holliger’s Cardiophonie.
[3] Roxburgh taught composition and conducting at the Royal College of Music, where he founded the RCM's Twentieth Century Ensemble.
Among his students are Luke Bedford, Dai Fujikura, Daniel Giorgetti, Helen Grime, Kenneth Hesketh, Rolf Hind, Jonathan Lloyd, Roger Redgate and David Warburton.
[9] Roxburgh has contributed significantly to the chamber music repertoire of his own instrument, the oboe.
He composed Aulodie (1977) and Antares (1988) to mark the 80th and 90th birthdays of Léon Goossens, while Elegy (1982) was dedicated the memory of Janet Craxton.