Neill Sanders

British French horn player and Professor of Horn. Born 24 November 1923 - Died 19 April 1992. Aged 18 he was Principal Horn with the London Symphony Orchestra for a short time. After the war, he was again Principal Horn with the orchestra and also with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. 2nd Horn with the Philharmonia Orchestra. Member of the London Baroque Ensemble. He was a founding member of the Melos Ensemble and played with them for 29 years. Also Principal Horn of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1970, he was appointed Professor for Horn at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Founder of the Fontana Ensemble and, in 1980, the Fontana Concert Society with its summer Festival.