Lindsay Shilling
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Lindsay Shilling is Principal Trombone
at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
alongside Eric Crees
. Prior to his appointment in 2005 he was Principal Trombone at the London Philharmonic Orchestra
for seven years and Sub-Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra
for the 1994/5 season. He is also Principal Trombone for London Brass.
Lindsay is Professor of Trombone at the Royal College of Music. In 2004 he was Producer for the debut CD of young 10-piece brass ensemble "Brass 10".
As a soloist, Lindsay has performed the Derek Bourgeois
Sonata from Trombone and Brass Band at the 2003 All England Master Gala Concert. In 2002 he was featured with Brian Raby and Dave Stewart in Derek Bourgeois
' Concerto for Three Trombones, Strings and Percussion at the Royal Festival Hall
.
His commercial recordings list includes Chicken Run
, Gladiator
and The Lord of the Rings
.
Born in Chatteris
in Cambridgeshire
, England
,Lindsay was born the first son and second child of Roy and Eileen Shilling. Lindsay has one older sister Margaret and one younger brother Martin. Lindsay began his playing career at the age of eleven in local and national youth brass bands including Chatteris town Band where his father Roy was the conductor. In 1977 he won an Associated Board of Music scholarship to the RCM studying with John Iveson and Arthur Wilson. Since leaving college he has built up a successful and varied career, firstly freelancing with the Royal Philharmonic and the Bournemouth Orchestras. He was asked to perform regularly with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
, now London Brass, where he continues to play. Lindsay has subsequently worked with all the major London orchestras, early and contemporary music ensembles, but still manages to maintain his links with his home where he is currently the president of Chatteris Town Band the band where he began his playing career and a band he still plays with whenever he has the opportunity.
Trombone
The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
alongside Eric Crees
Eric Crees
Eric Crees was appointed Principal Trombone of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2000. Before that he spent twenty-seven years at the London Symphony Orchestra, twenty as Co-Principal Trombone...
. Prior to his appointment in 2005 he was Principal Trombone at the London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera...
for seven years and Sub-Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
for the 1994/5 season. He is also Principal Trombone for London Brass.
Lindsay is Professor of Trombone at the Royal College of Music. In 2004 he was Producer for the debut CD of young 10-piece brass ensemble "Brass 10".
As a soloist, Lindsay has performed the Derek Bourgeois
Derek Bourgeois
Derek Bourgeois is an English composer. Educated at Cambridge University , he spent two years at the Royal College of Music studying composition with Herbert Howells and conducting with Sir Adrian Boult.From 1970 to 1984 he was a lecturer in music at Bristol University, and then Director of the...
Sonata from Trombone and Brass Band at the 2003 All England Master Gala Concert. In 2002 he was featured with Brian Raby and Dave Stewart in Derek Bourgeois
Derek Bourgeois
Derek Bourgeois is an English composer. Educated at Cambridge University , he spent two years at the Royal College of Music studying composition with Herbert Howells and conducting with Sir Adrian Boult.From 1970 to 1984 he was a lecturer in music at Bristol University, and then Director of the...
' Concerto for Three Trombones, Strings and Percussion at the Royal Festival Hall
Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected...
.
His commercial recordings list includes Chicken Run
Chicken Run
Chicken Run is a 2000 British stop-motion animation film made by the Aardman Animations studios, the production studio of the Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit films...
, Gladiator
Gladiator (2000 film)
Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed...
and The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...
.
Born in Chatteris
Chatteris
Chatteris is a civil parish and one of four market towns in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England, situated in The Fens between Huntingdon, March and Ely...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
,Lindsay was born the first son and second child of Roy and Eileen Shilling. Lindsay has one older sister Margaret and one younger brother Martin. Lindsay began his playing career at the age of eleven in local and national youth brass bands including Chatteris town Band where his father Roy was the conductor. In 1977 he won an Associated Board of Music scholarship to the RCM studying with John Iveson and Arthur Wilson. Since leaving college he has built up a successful and varied career, firstly freelancing with the Royal Philharmonic and the Bournemouth Orchestras. He was asked to perform regularly with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, founded in 1951 by trumpeter Philip Jones, was one of the first modern classical brass ensembles to be formed. The group played either as a quintet or as a ten-piece, for larger halls...
, now London Brass, where he continues to play. Lindsay has subsequently worked with all the major London orchestras, early and contemporary music ensembles, but still manages to maintain his links with his home where he is currently the president of Chatteris Town Band the band where he began his playing career and a band he still plays with whenever he has the opportunity.