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PAUL JACKSON
Paul is a conductor, pianist and musicologist who joined Haslingfield Choir as musical director in 2017. He was formerly Director of Music and Performance at Anglia Ruskin University, where he directed the Anglia Ruskin Orchestra and Chorus, the contemporary music group Anglia Sinfonia, and Anglia Opera. He studied music at the University of East Anglia, specialising in performance under John York, and conducting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and City University with Alan Hazeldine. He has been active as an exponent of contemporary music for many years, both as a pianist and a conductor, and has commissioned and performed many works by leading composers. As a pianist, he has played with saxophonist Damian Royannais, marimba player Daniela Geneva, with The Mifune Tsuji Trio, and with thereminst and ondes Martenot player Charlie Draper. He lectures for ACE Cultural Tours, and is an examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. He is also a leading expert on the life and music of the Australian composer Percy Grainger, and is Editor of The Grainger Journal and is President of the Percy Grainger Society, based in New York. |