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Chris is a professional musician based in West London, UK. He has been playing music since first picking up a pair of drumsticks when he was 5. Now he is a professional recitalist and ensemble musician specialising in flute, saxophone, and singing as a tenor.

He is also a full-time researcher and writer on all manner of musical and wider arts topics, from performance pedagogy, the classical music world in the modern day, gaming (particularly music in gaming), and youth arts.

While he finishes writing up his PhD thesis in flute performance practice, Chris is continuing to expand his publication list — in part, by working on the JSMG Hades Special Edition as an editor and author — and enjoying a plethora of other side projects, including writing and researching for Just Flutes of London, and researching forensic musicology's applications within copywright law under Dr Chen Zhu as part of the University of Birmingham CAL Collaborative Research Internship.

  • 2020-present: PhD Music Performance Practice at the University of Birmingham
  • 2019-2020: MA Music Open Pathway with Performance at the University of Birmingham
  • 2016-2019: BA Music at Oriel College, University of Oxford
  • 2016: A Levels (A*A*AB) at Trent College
  • 2014: Grade 7 Music Theory from ABRSM

Flute

  • 2014: Fellowship Diploma from the London College of Music in Flute Performance
  • 2014: Licentiate Diploma from Trinity College London (with Distinction) in Jazz Flute Performance
  • 2012: Diploma from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) in Flute Performance

Saxophone

  • 2015: Associate Diploma from Trinity College London (with Distinction) in Classical Saxophone Performance
  • 2015: Associate Diploma from Trinity College London (with Distinction) in Jazz Saxophone Performance

Misc.

  • 2018: Grade 5 from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) in Harp Performance
  • 2016: Grade 8 from Rockschool Ltd in Popular Music Performance
  • 2015: Grade 8 from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) in Voice (Tenor) Performance
  • 2015: Grade 6 from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) in Piano Performance

  • 2016-2019: Oriel College Choral Scholarship
  • 2016-2019: Oriel College Instrumental Scholarship
  • 2019: The Diana Award
  • 2019: British Citizens Award — Certificate of Recognition
  • 2018: British Education Awards Finalist
  • 2018: Junior Chamber International — Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award
  • 2017: Mid-Somerset Festival — Woodwind Solo Repertoire & Woodwind Solo Advanced Winner
  • 2017: The Lord Lieutenant's Award for Young People - Young Artist of the Year (The Joe Humphries Memorial Award)
  • 2017: Nottingham Post — Boots Young Heroes Award
  • 2016: Trent College — The School Cap
  • 2016: Mid-Somerset Festival — Thelma King Instrumental Award
  • 2016: Gregynog Young Musicians Competition Finalist
  • 2016: Royal Philharmonic Society Duet Prize for Young Instrumentalists Finalist
  • 2016: Dalesman Student Award Competition Winner
  • 2016: Derby Arts Festival Music Trophy
  • 2015: Rainhill Music Festival - Young Musician of the Year
  • 2014: Rushcliffe Borough Council Young Achiever Award for Music
  • 2014: Nottinghamshire Outstanding Achievement 4Uth Award
  • 2014: Leicester Mercury — Arts Achievement Award Finalist
  • 2013-2014: Rotary Club — Melbourne Young Musician of the Year

  • 2024-present: Musicians' Union (MU)
  • 2016-present: Guild of Musicians and Singers (GMS)
  • 2012-present: British Flute Society (BFS)