John Wallace

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British trumpeter, composer, teacher, and author. Born in 1949 in Methilhill, Fife, Scotland, UK.
He studied at the King's College, Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music. He began playing the cornet as a member of the Tullis Russell Mills Band and went on to the National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain. He was a member of numerous ensembles and orchestras that include The London Festival Ballet Orchestra (2nd Trumpet), the Northern Sinfonia, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra (Principal Trumpet 1975-1976), the New Philharmonia Orchestra/Philharmonia Orchestra (Principal Trumpet and vice-Chairman of the Board 1976-1995), and the London Sinfonietta. He formed The Wallace Collection in 1986. He has been Head of the Brass Faculty at the Royal Academy of Music in London and has held the position of Principal of the Royal Scottish Academy Of Music And Drama/undefined since 2002; he retired in September 2014. He was appointed Honorary Professor of Brass by the University Of St Andrews. He was awarded an OBE in 1995 and a CBE in 2011.

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Overture in D, for 2 trumpets, timpani, strings and continuo

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Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. E. Howarth): Bydlo

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Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. E. Howarth): Promenade - I. Gnomus

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Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. E. Howarth): Promenade II

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Concerto in D, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, strings and continuo: I. Intrada. Grave

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John Wallace's most-played tracks include Overture in D, for 2 trumpets, timpani, strings and continuo, Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. E. Howarth): Bydlo, Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. E. Howarth): Promenade - I. Gnomus, Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. E. Howarth): Promenade II, Concerto in D, for 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, strings and continuo: I. Intrada. Grave. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

British trumpeter, composer, teacher, and author. Born in 1949 in Methilhill, Fife, Scotland, UK.He studied at the King's College, Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music. He began playing the cornet as a member of the Tullis Russell Mills Band and... Read the full biography on this page.

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