Maurice Murphy

Born: 7th August 1935, Hammersmith, London, England Died: 28th October 2010 World renowned classical trumpet player. He served as Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra for 30 years (9 February 1977-2007), retiring on 3 June 2007. Previously, he was principal cornet for The Black Dyke Mills Band (1956 to 1961) and principal trumpet with the BBC Northern Orchestra (1961 to 1977). From 1974 to 1977 he was Professor of Trumpet at the Royal Northern College Of Music. Composer John Williams wrote many of his best known film scores with Murphy in mind, including those for the Star Wars, Superman, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter films. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Maurice Murphy remains a Principal Emeritus of The London Symphony Orchestra.