"Waving the conductor's baton is a little like being in Harry Potter; except with music, the magic is very real" - Callum

Callum's journey into the dark art of conducting has been an unconventional one. Picking up the baton at the cock-sure age of fifteen, it soon became clear that he had a natural affinity for conducting, always excelling in his conducting exams at Trinity College of Music.

He soon started picking up directorship of many bands and orchestras. Whilst in Denmark he became the MD of the Vejle FDF brass band whilst having a fruitful life as a freelance conductor. Simultaneously, he was invited to conduct and coach the Cambridge Youth Wind Orchestra in the UK; an engagement he continues to this day.

In 2014, on his return to London, Callum became the Musical Director of the Thame Concert Band where he reenergised, rebuilt, and transformed the band, successfully growing the band from an enthusiastic twelve, to a band of thirty-five. He also built their audience base from a modest few, to a hall of hundreds. Callum continues to push the TCB, and is proud to lead them for their annual "A Last Night At The Proms" Concert.

Shortly afterwards, Callum became the Musical Director of the Sound Force Big Band in Buckinghamshire, which he held until January 2018 when he went on to become the principal conductor of the London People's Orchestra, the Enfield Film Orchestra, and the The Highgate and Muswell Hill Brass Band; positions he held until late 2019 when Callum decided to audition, and consequently win the audition to be the Musical Director of the Aylesbury Concert Band, following in the footsteps of it's previous esteemed conductors such has Claire Lawrence (former Band Master, Coldstream Guards Band), Duncan Stubbs (former Principal Director of Music, RAF Music Services), and Rob Wiffin (former Principal Director of Music, RAF Music Services).

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Callum also gives masterclasses to other ensembles in the UK seeking fresh ideas for their playing. Most recently, Callum was invited as a guest conductor to the Woodwind Orchestra Playday, London, 2020, alongside James Rae, and Paul Harris, where he led a total of One-hundred and seventeen musicians.
 

In need of a conductor? A Musical Director? or maybe you're looking to dip your toe into mystical art of conducting? Why not get in touch? Callum will try his hardest to accommodate your needs.

Callum is available internationally.

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Orchestral

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Leoš Janáček - Sinfonietta

Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy on Christmas Carols

Aaron Copland - Rodeo Suite

Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring Orchestral Suite

Mahler - Symphony Number 1, "Titan"

Mahler - Symphony Number 2, "Resurrection"

Stravinsky - Firebird Suite

Sibelius - Symphony Number 2

R.Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

R. Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols

W.Walton - Crown Imperial

W.Walton - Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

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Wind Band

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Sir Henry Wood - Fantasia on British Sea Songs

Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March 1 

Elgar - "Nimrod", Variation IX from the Enigma Variations

Holst - First Suite for Military Band in Eb Major Op.28 - 1
Holst - Second Suite in F Major Op.28 - 2

Holst - A Moorside Suite

R.Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite
R.Vaughan Williams - Sea Songs

R.Vaughan Williams - Flourish for Wind Band

Percy Grainger - Lincolnshire Posy

Percy Grainger - Molly on the Shore
Martin Ellerby - Clarinet Concerto

Martin Ellerby - Dona Nobis Pacem

Philip Sparke - Symphonic Metamorphosis

Philip Sparke - The Earl of Oxford's March
Philip Sparke - Year of the Dragon

Philip Sparke - Hymn of the Highlands Suite

Philip Sparke - Madrigalum

Philip Sparke - To a New Dawn

Philip Sparke - A Yorkshire Overture

Philip Sparke - Tuba Concerto

Nigel Hess - Thames Journey

Nigel Hess - East Coast Pictures

Nigel Hess - Stephenson's Rocket

Nigel Hess - Shakespeare Pictures
Nigel Hess - Lochnagar Suite

Nigel Hess - Ladies in Lavender

Nigel Hess - A Christmas Overture

Guy Woolfenden - Gallimaufry

Guy Woolfenden - S.P.Q.R

Guy Woolfenden - Illyrian Dances

Rossano Galante - Resplendent Glory

Rossano Galante - Afterlife

Eric Whitacre - Lux Aurumque

Eric Whitacre - October

Jean Sibelius - "Intermezzo" from the Karelia Suite

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