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John Wallace (4)

British trumpeter, composer, teacher, and author. Born in 1949 in Methilhill, Fife, Scotland, UK. He studied at the [l1517371] and the [l527847]. He began playing the cornet as a member of the [a=Tullis Russell Mills Band] and went on to the [a=National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain]. He was a member of numerous ensembles and orchestras that include [a=The London Festival Ballet Orchestra] (2nd Trumpet), the [a=Northern Sinfonia], the [a=Philip Jones Brass Ensemble], the [a=Royal Philharmonic Orchestra], the [a=BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra], the [a=London Symphony Orchestra] (Principal Trumpet 1975-1976), the [a=New Philharmonia Orchestra]/[a=Philharmonia Orchestra] (Principal Trumpet and vice-Chairman of the Board 1976-1995), and the [a=London Sinfonietta]. He formed [a=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 [l742849]/[l516659] since 2002; he retired in September 2014. He was appointed Honorary Professor of Brass by the [l=University Of St Andrews]. He was awarded an OBE in 1995 and a CBE in 2011.