[1] He studied under Charles Cracknell and William Waterhouse at the Royal Manchester College of Music.
After graduation, he became a member of the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, and later the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
In 1999, he commissioned Geoffrey Grey to write the piece Preamble and 5 Variations for bassoon and piano[citation needed].
He has appeared with all the major British orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, and the Philharmonia.
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