Philip Dale

British classical trombonist. Phil Dale graduated from The Royal Academy of Music after undergoing an intensive 4 year performance course on trombone and historical performance. Since then, he has performed with many of Britain's leading orchestras including The Philharmonia, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Opera North Orchestra, Garsington Opera Orchestra, Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square, English Sinfonia and City of London Sinfonia. He has also performed and recorded with many of the specialist period instrument ensembles, including The Gabrieli Consort and Players, The Hanover Band, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Canada), The English Baroque Soloists, Early Opera Company, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, The Academy of Ancient Music and The King’s Consort. He currently holds the position of principal Trombone with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and second trombone with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century (Amsterdam). As well as performing regularly in London’s west end shows, he can also be heard on film soundtracks to Shrek III, Bedtime Stories and commercial solo performances for Sony. Phil began playing Trombone at the age of 11 with Hucknall and Linby Miners Welfare Brass Band in Nottinghamshire. In 1990 he was offered a place to study at The Royal Academy of Music where he began to explore period instruments and Historically Informed Performance. Since graduating in 1994, Phil has performed and recorded with many leading specialist period orchestras and ensembles. He is currently Principal Trombone with The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) and Co Principal trombone with The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century based in Amsterdam.