Martin was taught to play by his father and they both played in the local Salvation Army Band. At the age of eighteen Martin gave up playing to pursue sporting interests, his career and later on, his family. After a thirty-five year absence from playing, he returned to playing and as part of his comeback he passed his ATCL and LTCL, both with distinction in one year and passed his Fellowship at Trinity College London (FTCL). He also studied under Dr Robert Childs for a Masters Degree In Music Performance at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Having given up playing for so long he is very encouraged by the new music written for the solo euphonium for recitals and concertos with orchestras. He has an ever-growing number of public recitals and solo performances in the UK from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London through to the Town Hall in Lerwick to St Davids Hall, Cardiff and abroad. He takes great delight in hearing of audience members being encouraged by his example and returning to music!
Martin recorded his debut album, The Lyrical Euphonium at the Ty Cerdd studios in the Wales Millenium Centre with Dr Robert Childs as his producer. It has received excellent critical acclaim and was awarded the Silver Medal at the 2023 ITEA Roger Bobo Awards for excellence in recording. It has also been featured several times on BBC Radio 3 Breakfast, BBC Radio 4 and Magic Classical and has sailed past one million streams on Spotify.
Anna Le Hair gained an honours degree in music at Edinburgh University, and her postgraduate studies were at the Royal College of Music, London. Anna has a busy and varied career as a performer, teacher, accompanist, ABRSM examiner, adjudicator and conductor. Engagements have included recitals, both solo and as chamber musician and accompanist, as well as soloist in several piano concertos, in many venues in London and around Britain and abroad. Anna currently teaches piano and accompanies at St Albans School, and she also has a thriving private teaching practice at her home in Tring. She is the founder of and runs the successful ‘Piano and more’ concert series at St Peter and St Paul church in Tring and is a founder member of the Icknield Ensemble. She completed her first international examining tour for ABRSM in summer 2019 to Malaysia.
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Euphonium/Piano Duo
