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Rod Franks

British classical trumpet player and trumpet pedagogue. Born 15 May 1956 in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England, UK - Died 20 July 2014 in Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He studied at the [l459222] and started out by performing with brass bands such as [a=The Brighouse And Rastrick Brass Band] and [a=The Black Dyke Mills Band]. He then moved to Norway to become Principal Trumpet in the [a=Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester] (1977-1983). On his return to England, he joined up with the [a=Philip Jones Brass Ensemble] (1984-1986) and became a co-founder of the [a=London Brass] in 1986 and [a=The English Brass Ensemble]. In 1988, he became a member of the [a=London Symphony Orchestra] and, after two years, he was appointed Principal Trumpet until 2011. He taught at [l305416], the Royal Northern College of Music and the [l527847]. Also worked for: Hammonds Junior Band BBC Northern (Philharmonic) Orchestra [a=Hallé Orchestra] LSO (1988-1990, tp1, 1990-2011 sickness then assistant from [a=Phil Cobb (2)]).