02/05/2026
Ahead of our next concerts on 16th May in Dartmouth and 5th July in Ashburton we wanted to introduce our new musical directors.
First we have our musical director David Chatterton:
David Chatterton studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and Manchester University on their Joint Course, where his trumpet teachers were Alan Stringer, John Dickinson and Howard Snell.
As a trumpeter he played with orchestras such as the RLPO, CBSO, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Shakespeare Company, Manchester Camerata, Royal Opera House, Gabrieli Consort, Northern Chamber Orchestra and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
He subsequently joined the full time staff at the world renowned Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, becoming Head of Brass and Percussion and finally Assistant Principal at Chethams’, whilst also teaching trumpet at the University of Huddersfield since 1992. He has regularly examined and adjudicated as an external examiner at the Royal Northern College of Music.
David conducted a huge range of Chethams orchestras, ensembles and bands in performances and collaborations in the UK and abroad. He has also coached and conducted ensembles such as the National Youth Chamber Orchestra, National Youth Wind Ensemble and National Youth Concert Band, and directed at festivals and courses in Europe and as far afield as South Korea. David was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2005.
We are thoroughly enjoying working with him and we are excited to see where he will take us as an orchestra.
