Neil's early studies
took place in Manchester and London with Duarte and then later at
Toronto University, Canada with Alirio Diaz and Leo Brouwer. On
his return to the UK, he made his Wigmore debut.He followed
this with tours and Proms Concerts with some of our finest orchestras and
conductors including the CBSO under Sir Simon Rattle, the SNO under Sir
Alexander Gibson and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
His first LP record
Classical Guitar was featured Pick of the Month in two national magazines
and two of his BBC Radio 3 broadcasts were featured as special repeats and
his broadcast with John Turner on Recorder received the unusual accolade
of two repeats.
He has recorded for the
Guitar Masters label and Devil Records, XLCR, Apoyo, Forsyths and the HLM
(Holland) labels and has been a featured artist on radio in Europe and the
USA.
He is an examiner for the
University of Wales and is a Fellow of the London College of Music.
His recent successes
include a special appearance at Glamis Castle in August 2000 for the 100th
birthday of HRH The Queen Mother for an audience of 5,800.
Not only has he played in
such distinguished venues; he has also played for His Highness Sheikh
Maktoum in Arabia and for His Excellency the Spanish Ambassador, H.E. the
Colombian Ambassador and H.E. the Israeli Ambassador in addition to the
film-star Elizabeth Taylor in Rome and a special recital for a Soviet tank
division at the castle of Attila the Hun.
