Paxman Horn Centre

ABOUT THE LONDON HORN CENTRE

The large retail centre in Union Street, London holds an enormous range of new and Second Hand Horns. As well as Paxman models there are examples from many other manufacturers including Alexander (for whom Paxman are the UK distributors), Holton, Conn, Yamaha and Englebert Schmid.

The Horn Centre has always had a reputation as the first place to get advice on all aspects of the horn, and this is something that Paxman are constantly building on. When you visit the showroom, the first people you will encounter will be Steve Flower, Jonathan Calvert or Martyn Bayliss, all of them professional horn players, who will provide an unequalled level of expertise.

Steve Flower (Sales Manager)
Steve studied the horn with Tony Halstead and at Trinity College of Music with Gordon Carr. After leaving Trinity in 1990 he worked as a freelance musician based in London, but working throughout the UK and abroad, including a period with the Israel Symphony Orchestra in Tel Aviv. He continues to freelance whilst becoming more involved with Paxman where he was appointed Sales Manager in December 2007.

Telephone: (0)20 7620 2077
steve@paxman.co.uk

Jonathan Calvert (Showroom)
Jonathan, the token northerner at Paxman, studied horn with Lindsey Stoker and Frank Lloyd at the Royal Northern College of Music while on the joint course with the University of Manchester. He now freelances throughout the UK as an orchestral and chamber music player, and is a member of the Phoenix Brass Quintet.

Telephone: (0)20 7620 2077
info@paxman.co.uk

Martyn Bayliss (Showroom)
Martyn studied the horn at the Royal Academy of Music with Derek Taylor and Andrew Clark. He is currently a member of the Carl Rosa Touring Opera Company and works a great deal with many of the UK's leading orchestras. He has recorded with the Hallé Orchestra and more recently with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He has had trials with Opera North, the Hallé Orchestra and more recently with the Scottish Opera.

Telephone: (0)20 7620 2077
info@paxman.co.uk

Ruth O' Reilly (Showroom)
Ruth studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Richard Bissill and Jeff Bryant. She is a member of the New London Sinfonia and works regularly as a freelance horn player in the UK and in Ireland.

Telephone: (0)20 7620 2077
info@paxman.co.uk

Kathryn Allnutt (Showroom)
Devonian born and bred, Kathryn is currently in her second year of postgraduate studies at Trinity College of Music, studying the horn with Steve Stirling. Previous to this she studied Music at Manchester University where she was taught by Russell Hayward and Richard Bourn.

Telephone: (0)20 7620 2077
info@paxman.co.uk

Greta Bernard (Accounts Manager)
Greta joined Paxman in early 2000, after working for companies in the fashion and advertising industries.

Telephone: (0)20 7620 2084
accounts@paxman.co.uk

Andrew Clennell (Horn Builder, Assembly and General Repairs)
Andrew Clennell was brought up in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, where he began his musical training at the age of thirteen. He studied bass trombone at Birmingham Conservatoire before winning the Yamaha scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music for his postgraduate.

Andrew started working at Paxman in August 2005. He is also a freelance musician and has played with such groups as City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia of the Nations and Royal Shakespeare Company. Andrew is also a founder member of the early brass group Sacrae Symphoniae, in which he plays bass sackbut.

Telephone: (0)20 7620 1990
workshop@paxman.co.uk

Along with instruments the centre holds an ever expanding stock of cases, accessories, sheet music, books CDs and DVDs including sheet music published by Paxman. A high proportion of this stock is available for purchase directly from this site. For further information see How to Order

The Paxman Horn Centre can be reached by phone: (0)20 7620 2077 or e-mail: info@paxman.co.uk and enquiries are always answered as quickly as possible.

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