Nigel Barr

Nigel Barr grew up as a member of the High Wycombe Salvation Army band. In 1980 he went to the Guildhall School of Music and studied trombone with Peter Gane and Denis Wick during that time he was also a member of International Staff Band (1980-82) playing bass trombone.

Since then Nigel has had a varied freelance career and several business ventures, including setting up Barrlines Ltd., which manufactured and distributed leather gig bags. This was successful for fifteen years but closed down due in the face of increased competition from Brazil and Taiwan. Later he became a shareholder of Sterling Brass Instruments which are still manufactured today.

He has been a member of the Michael Nyman Band since 1988 and undertaken many tours with the ensemble all over the world, including Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Europe, USA, Mexico, Russia and Slovenia.

In 1992 Michael Nyman asked Nigel to become his manager and for five years (1992-1997) he became involved with the business of music publishing, film scores and recording contracts. This led to further consultancy roles with many composers and film companies in the UK and USA.

Nigel currently lives with his three children in High Wycombe and continues to have a varied career with performance work and businesses.