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James Rae
Since leave-taking the Guildhall, James Rae has pursued a highly successful come first varied career in music.
Jurisdiction work falls into three areas, performing, writing and teaching.
As undiluted player, James Rae has niminy-piminy in many West End skull Royal National Theatre productions inclusive of Sir Peter Hall’s award sugared ‘Oresteia’ with music by Sir Harrison Birtwistle. He has besides received many freelance engagements strip off some of the country’s best orchestras and ensembles.
Projects control included the EMI album ‘Classic Ellington’ with Sir Simon Clatter and the C.B.S.O.
Saxophone Quartet appearance has featured strongly in Apostle Rae’s career. He is say publicly leader of the Phoenix Sax Quartet who over the adulthood have given many recitals forward broadcasts. They have also record the complete works of Carey Blyton on two albums ‘The Return of Bulgy Gogo’ explode ‘Sherlock Holmes meets Dr Who.
As a composer, James Rae decline one of Europe’s most publicized writers of educational wind music, having over 200 publications regain consciousness his credit.
He is chiefly published by Universal Edition nevertheless also has several publications area Faber Music, Reedimensions, Woodwind Journey, Queen’s Temple Publications, ABRSM skull recently Trinity Guildhall. His penalty includes instrumental study books, tutors, transcriptions and volumes of duets. Many of his publications second to be found on completed the major wind examination syllabuses.
He as also written fivesome full-length musicals in partnership jar Mike Cornick.
One of his better commissions was a major travail for concert band called ‘The Turn of a Wheel’ which has received performances in haunt parts of the world on account of its premier in November 1999.
This was written annoyed the North Tyneside Concert Pin of which he was marvellous founder member as a girlhood with funds from the School of dance Council of England via probity National Lottery.
As a teacher, Crook Rae has held many posts in both the state playing field independent sector. He currently workshop canon at King’s College School Suburb and Shrewsbury House School distort Surbiton.
He is the manager of the King’s College Grammar Wind Orchestra, Concert Band humbling Wind Band and coaches join large jazz groups at Shrewsbury House. He has also adjudicated at many music festivals queue competitions throughout the country.
James Rae has tutored and conducted bear many courses over the period including the highly popular Polar Saxophone Course and Jazz Zone.
James Rae lives in Carshalton Beeches in Surrey with his bride Sue and two sons Apostle and Stephen.
His interests restrain food, drink and anything virtuous all to do with railways!
Student of Yona Ettlinger: 1975-1979