Timothy John Reynish (born

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, 1938) is a conductor of wind bands and wind ensembles, long associated with the

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. Through performances, commissions and editions he has significantly expanded the repertoire for ensemble wind players. Reynish went to school at

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in Canterbury. He studied horn with

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and Frank Probyn and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra for six years. He studied music at Cambridge with

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and

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. Beginning his career as a teacher at

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Grammar School (1961–1965), Reynish was appointed horn co-principal of the

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from 1965 to 1969. He also played principal horn with the

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and

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and founded the Birmingham Sinfonietta from members of the CBSO. From 1969 until 1975 he was lecturer in music at Bromsgrove College of Further Education. He joined the Royal Northern College of Music in 1975 as tutor, and in 1977 succeeded Philip Jones as head of the School of Wind & Percussion, staying there until his retirement in 2001. During that time he developed the wind orchestra and ensemble of the RNCM, commissioning new works from composers including

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, Adam Gorb,

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and

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. He also conducted many of the opera productions at the RNCM. Since 2001 Reynish has continued to be active as a lecturer and conductor, particularly in the UK and the USA. Reynish founded the British Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles in 1981. He has been editor of the Novello Wind Band & Ensemble series and an editor with Maecenas Music. He contributed the chapter on the wind music of

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to ''The New Percy Grainger Companion'', published by Boydell & Brewer. In 2022 he self-published ''Making it Better: Creating a Wind Repertoire in the UK'', which details many of his commissions. Reynish was awarded an MBE for services to music in 2019.'Tim Reynish awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours'
Royal Northern College of Music

References

External links

Timothy Reynish Masterclass
Queensland, 2010
Maecenas Music
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynish, Timothy 1938 births Living people English classical horn players Members of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century British classical musicians 21st-century British classical musicians Alumni of the Royal Northern College of Music 20th-century English conductors (music) 21st-century English conductors (music)