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Contact

Roger Jackson

Tutti Horn

When Roger plays with the full orchestra you can usually spot him in the middle left of the stage with fellow horn players, between the violinists and percussionists.

‘Much emphasis is given to the possession of talent as an ingredient of musical success. More important to me is the desire to say something musical.’

About Roger

Roger joined the TSO in 1990 as Principal Third Horn and in 2008 changed to Tutti Horn.

After attending a specialist music high school in WA, Roger studied at the University of Western Australia and Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

The late conductor Richard Gill was an influential mentor for Roger when Gill was dean of WAAPA and conductor of the WA Youth Orchestra.

‘Were it not for my experiences with Richard Gill and horn teachers Paul Duhig and Darryl Poulsen, I doubt I would have been able to become a professional musician. Youth orchestras are crucial for the development of orchestral musicians’.

Roger has played in various smaller ensembles in Tasmania, including Southern Wind Quintet.

Did you know?

Roger was lucky enough to be invited to play the French horn at primary school. 'We were asked who wanted to play the French horn and everyone put their hand up. Then they asked if anyone knew what a French horn was. No hands went up’.

After a simple aural test, Roger was one of six students selected. ‘Due to my diminutive size, I was given a relatively new instrument in a case with plush red velvet lining. I was the envy of the others’.

TSO career highlights: Performing Brahms’s Second Symphony with former Sydney Symphony chief conductor, the late Stuart Challender, and overseas tours to Argentina, China and Japan.