Rodney Newton

Rodney Stephen Newton ( Birmingham, July 31, 1945 ) is a British composer, music pedagogue, conductor, percussionist and music publisher. Newton studied composition , orchestral conducting , music theory and percussion at the Birmingham School of Music , now: Royal Conservatory of Music Birmingham in Birmingham . After obtaining his diplomas, he became a percussionist with several leading orchestras (BBC TRG Orchestra 1967-1970, English National Opera Orchestra 1974-1985, London Symphony Orchestra). He completed his studies at the University of Salford and graduated there to Ph.D. (Philosophiæ Doctor)