Andy studied at the Royal Academy of Music and Trinity College of Music. After graduating he was appointed principal Tuba of the Opera House in Santiago, Chile, and then returned to the UK in 2007 to build a freelance career. Andy has played with many of the country’s top orchestras including The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Halle, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He also regularly played for the West End production of ‘Chicago’. Andrew has a keen interest in historical performance and played for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, appearing on the BBC documentary The Symphony, and with the Gabrieli Consort, including the BBC Proms. Andy is the founder member of Queen Victoria’s Consort who perform Victorian repertoire on period brass instruments. He also enjoys the lighter side of music performance having toured the UK and USA with pop legends Elton John and The Who. Andy has performed for theatre shows at ‘Shakespeare’s Globe’ and The Royal Shakespeare Company.
Along with playing engagements Andy works as a Conductor with Brass Bands, as well as teaching the tuba at Cambridge University (where he is a Visiting Fellow) and Brunel University. He has given historic brass master classes at Trinity College of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music.
Products Used – Classic 3, 3L and 1XL mouthpieces, DW5518 Tuba Straight Mute and DW5519 Tuba Practice Mute
