Philip Gates

Philip Gates was born in 1963 and was a Music Scholar at Millfield School. He was awarded an Open Exhibition to The Queen's College, Oxford, graduating in 1984. While a student, he studied piano with Phyllis Sellick. Since leaving Oxford, Philip Gates has become a free-lance musician, his activities ranging from teaching and conducting to giving piano recitals. His compositions have attracted the attention of artists and adjudicators - in 1983 he was a finalist in the Barclay's Composer of the Year competition - and he continues to give composition a high priority.