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Colin Courtney

British clarinetist and clarinet teacher. Died in 2009 aged 74. Studied at [l290263]. Principal Clarinet in one of the two orchestras then employed by [a=Sadler's Wells Opera Company] (until 1960). His teaching career also blossomed in the 1960s with his appointment to the woodwind staff at the Royal College, a post he held until his retirement, as well as, more recently, that of tutor to the clarinettists of the [a546443] at Uxbridge. In 1959, he married [a2956159].