PW: From a very early age I had always messed about with writing little pieces for various instruments. At that time my two younger sisters were also showing exceptional musical talent, especially on recorder and piano, and I’d write little duets or piano pieces for us to play together. When I was 10 or 11, I played euphonium in the school band, which I loved. This spurred me on to write a piece for the school band, which must have sounded like exceedingly bad Handel! I studied composition for a short period at Trinity College, but my time was mainly taken up with lessons on French horn, piano and cello. I very quickly realised that the time needed for composition was going to be more than I could possibly fit in, so sadly it had to go.
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