Person DS/UK/23986 Porthouse; Ian (fl.1995-); English brass band conductor, teacher Porthouse Ian fl.1995- English brass band conductor, teacher Male (cisgender) Cumbria, England, United Kingdom (born)

English White Ian Porthouse is a leading conductor, educator, performer and teacher.The Head of Brass Band Studies at Birmingham Conservatoire hails from a musical family in the heart of Cumbria, where he became principal cornet and a founder member of the Cumbria Youth Brass Band. At 16, he became leader of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and his outstanding talents soon saw him become principal cornet with Desford Colliery and Black Dyke, who he helped to claim historic major championship winning successes. During this time he also played with a number of the world’s finest instrumentalists at iconic concert venues, including Carnegie Hall in New York, and as a featured soloist with Phillip Smith, Principal Trumpet with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 11/8/2022 RAHeharper 11/8/2022 f40b1720-5623-4ad9-8b3b-9b77ba9f6f7c