Barry Sinclair Salmon (Music Director) was born in Croydon Surrey. During the war
his family moved to Haslemere where he was taught the piano by his father and sang
in the choir of Grayswood Church where his father was organist.
1943-7 Chorister at Salisbury Cathedral. Head Turner i/c cathedral music. Piano tuition
1947-53 Choral Exhibitioner at King School Canterbury. Studied piano with Ronald
Smith and organ with Malcolm Boyle. Sang with the school Choir and Choral society
and Canterbury Choral Society. He played percussion with School Orchestra and Band.
1953-56 Choral Exhibitioner at St John's Cambridge. College Chapel Librarian and
one of the conductors of the Chapel Choir. Sang with the Lady Magaret Singers during
the Queens tour of Sweden in 1955. 1956 BA (Hons) in music.
1957-1959 RAF Flying Officer (navigator) 2i/c, Training Control, No 2 Air Navigation
School, RAF Thorney Island. Conductor of mail quartet groups and broadcast on RAF
Feltwell Station's radio.
Teaching
1959-60 Teacher in Music and RE, Bromley Technical School for Boys. 1960-1 Supply
teacher (Music, Science, Maths), Mortlake SC for Boys 1961-2. Director of Music,
Pierrepont School, Frensham. 1962-89 Head of Music Department,
Woolverstone Hall School (ILEA), Ipswich.
Temporary MusicTeacher: King Edward VII School BSE (1989), St. Benedict's RC School,
BSE (1991),and Holbrook County School l Ipswich (1992)
1986-2003 Examiner and Moderator in GCSE Music, Edexel (Team Leader)1992-2003 Accompanist,
Suffolk Count Music Service examinations.
Adult Education Lecturer (music): UEA (1990-02, WEA (1991-02), Ipswich Institute
(1994-09)
Conductor
Trianon Music Group (1976-99), Suffolk Concert Band (assistant 1977-2004), Gippeswyk
Singers (1986-2009) Community Light Orchestra (1991-) and Woodbridge Choral Society
(rehearsals 2001-09).
Ipswich Arts Association
Secretary, (1989-2003), Stage Manager, Ipswich Music Day (1991-2003), Chair, Music
Forum (1994-2003), Distribution Manager, Images Magazine (1994-2003). Broadcaster
(Arts Diary), BBC Radio Suffolk (1991-08)
Incorporated Society of Musicians
Secretary (1990-06, 1999-2000) and Treasurer (1996-09,2000-02) Suffolk Centre. Regional
Councilor (Eastern), (1996-2002). National Treasurer, ISM (2003-10). Members Fund
Committee member (2002-201)
Vice President, Suffolk Concert Band. Life President,
Gippeswyk Singers
