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Will Padfield
2021 Horn Fellow
WILL PADFIELD ('20) 25, raised in Windsor, England, earned a master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music and is now a freelance artist. Mr. Padfield has appeared with the Hallé, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, BBC Concert, and RTÉ National orchestras and the orchestra of Opera North. As a soloist, Mr. Padfield performed the Gregson Horn Concerto with the National Youth Wind Orchestra.
- Brass Teacher and Conductor, Hertfordshire Music Service
- Conductor, Kingston Youth Orchestra
- Horn Coach, Eton College