Christopher Mowat was of Head of Brass and
Percussion at RWCMD from 2000-2005. Previously, he
was was Professor of Trombone at the Royal College of Music
and Trinity College London. He has been an adjudicator for the BBC
Young Musician of the Year and The Audi Young Musician
Competition.
Christopher studied at Emmanuel College
Cambridge. As an undergraduate he was silver medallist in the
Concours International d’Execution Musicale de Geneve. He has
been principal trombone with the BBC Symphony Orchestra,
the Royal Philharmonic and the Halle, where he
performed as concerto soloist. He has also
played extensively with other orchestras including the Academy of
St Martins and the English Chamber Orchestra.
As a member of, and arranger for, the
Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble and its successor, London Brass, his
music is published by Chesters and Brass Wind Publications and
appears in the syllabi of the ABRSM and the GSMD. His arrangements
and compositions have been recorded by artists ranging from Berlin
Philharmonic Brass to Desford Colliery Band and the Kings Singers.
Christopher was made an Honorary
Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in
2008.