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Frank Lloyd is renowned for his
technical virtuosity, his musicality,
and his willingness to share his
expertise. Among many memorable
performances at IHS symposiums are
Paganini Caprices (with David Pyatt) at
Tallahassee in 1993, the Britten
Serenade at Tuscaloosa in 2005, and the
Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor at
several symposiums (2006-2008).
Frank was born in Cornwall in 1952
and began his musical career on the
trombone in his school brass band at the
age of 13. At 16, he left school to join
the Royal Marine Band Service and was
subsequently changed to the horn.
On leaving the Royal Marines in 1975,
Frank went to study with Ifor James at
the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Soon after starting, however, he was
offered the post of principal horn with
the Scottish National Orchestra (now The
Royal Scottish Orchestra), where he
remained until 1979. He returned to
London to take up a post with the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, and soon after
that became a member of the Philip Jones
Brass Ensemble, the Nash Ensemble, and
the English Chamber Orchestra.
Frank has been on the faculty of the
Guildhall School of Music, Trinity
School of Music, Royal Northern College
of Music and, since 1998, Professor for
Horn at the Folkwang Hochschule in
Essen, Germany, following in the
footsteps of the legendary Herman
Baumann after Baumann's early
retirement. He has toured the world as a
soloist, chamber musician, and clinician
and has recorded much of the horn solo
and chamber literature.
Frank is an Honorary Member of the
British Horn Society and a Fellow of the
Royal Academy of Music. He has served on
the IHS Advisory Council (2000-2006) and
as President (2004-2006). He was elected
an Honorary Member in 2009.
For more information on Frank's life
and career, see his
website .
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