Adrian France (bass sackbut)

Over 24 years, Adrian's career has covered a broad spectrum of trombone playing ranging from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods through to the modern trombone. He has enjoyed working with many of the world’s finest period instrument ensembles such as Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Academy of Ancient Music, Concerto Palatino, Collegium Vocale Ghent (Philippe Herreweghe), Ensemble La Fenice, The Sixteen, English Concert, English Baroque Soloists, Gabrieli Consort and Players, Early Opera Company, Collegium Musicum 90 (Hickox), Europa Galante (Fabio Biondi), Cappella Mediterranea, Musica Antiqua Salzburg, Canto Fiorito and Le Grande Chapelle. Adrian is also Principal Bass Trombone of The King’s Consort and a founder member of The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble (ECSE) and Quintessential.

Adrian is also a busy modern bass trombonist and has worked with the likes of The BBC SO, The Royal Northern Sinfonia, The Ulster Orchestra, The City of London Sinfonia, Opera Holland Park, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, The Wallace Collection, Westminster Brass, Orquesta Symphonica de Gran Canaria, English Touring Opera, Mahler Chamber Orchestra (Abbado/Harding).

Adrian is currently trombone tutor and head of brass studies at Newcastle University. Previously, he’s also taught bass sackbut for The Birmingham Conservatoire, The RWCMD and period trombone at The Royal Academy of Music where in 2009 he was made an associate member (ARAM). In 2013/14 he directed the period trombone course at The Dartington International Summer School of Music and in 2015 had his first article & CD review published for Glissando Magazine. In February & November 2016 he directed masterclasses and conducted a concert as a guest sackbut tutor at the Academy of Music in the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

He is professor of bass sackbut at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

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