Person Open DS/UK/8954 Purton; Michael (fl 1980s-); English music teacher, conductor Purton Michael fl 1980s- English music teacher, conductor Male

Michael Purton (born London, England) is an English conductor. He was a boy chorister and took lessons in piano and violin, eventually studying french horn with Ifor James. In 1967, Purton was invited to join the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, becoming Principal Horn in 1970. After successfully completing a degree in Music at Surrey University in July 1973, Purton was appointed Principal Horn to the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which position he held until 1986. Puton appeared as soloist with the orchestra on many occasions, as a chamber musician and as a guest principal with other orchestras such as the BBC Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. He was also Senior Horn Professor at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and later on Head of Wind and Percussion at Trinity College of Music, where he regularly conducted the Trinity College of Music Wind Orchestra. Concentrating on educational work since 1986, Michael has been Principal of Bromley Youth Music Trust since January 2007. www.bymt.co.uk 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 RAHdroberts 11/14/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 ac5771a7-f783-4117-b9c5-e1d2635a238f