Philip Burditt
Conductor, Composer, Arranger 2003–Present
Born in Northamptonshire, Philip studied music at the University of Manchester and promptly spent twenty years in industry. But while you can take the man from the music, you can’t take the music from the man, and he now enjoys a second career, composing, playing conducting and teaching music. In spite of this late start, Philip now conducts bands in Northampton, Abingdon and Bicester and is a popular tutor and conductor at band courses and workshops. He also composes music for bands and wind ensembles and takes conducting pupils who appear to enjoy an unorthodox approach to this black art. 2008 is already proving to be busy for Philip. As well as a full music programme for the year, he has produced a son, is moving to the country and getting married, though not necessarily in the right order. Inevitably, composing has taken a back seat for the moment, but works are being planned, if not written down, and new works for wind band can be expected to appear in due course. Philip still plays in a rock band when not making music. Amazingly, people seem to enjoy listening, which actually seems to take some of the fun out of it.
