Our Conductor

Born in Leeds, Julian moved to Scotland in 1993 to study oboe and cor anglais with Stephen West and Stephane Rancourt at the RSAMD (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) where he gained a B.A.(Hons) and an M.Mus.(Performance).

A prize-winner at the RSAMD, he has given solo recitals as part of the Leeds International Concert Season, Carlisle Cathedral Lunchtime Series, the University of St. Andrews and St. Margaret’s Church, Glasgow. He has performed concertos in St Andrews and Edinburgh, and as,a chamber musician has played at St. Martin in the Fields and the Halifax Chamber Music Festival. Julian can be heard improvising on several albums by Greg Foat and Andrew Wasylyk.

Julian works as an oboe teacher and orchestral coach at the RCS Junior Department. He is oboe tutor at the City of Edinburgh Music School and works as a woodwind instructor for Edinburgh City Council.

Julian is the conductor of both “Edinburgh Secondary Schools’ Orchestra” and the “Colinton Amateur Orchestral Society”. He works as an orchestral coach with the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, the Universities of Scotland Symphony Orchestra, and the Scottish Schools’ Orchestral Trust.