Owen Slade

Owen Slade is a Professor at the Royal College of Music's Faculty of Brass. Born in Birmingham in 1963, he studied under Fred Devereux and John Jenkins at RCM, joining the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1986. He premiered Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s Cry of Anubis for solo tuba and orchestra in 1995 and became an RCM professor in 1997.

• Education: Royal College of Music (studies with Fred Devereux, John Jenkins, and John Fletcher)
• Professional Roles: Tuba player with London Brass, active orchestral performer

As a tuba professor, his work focuses on brass instrument pedagogy and orchestral performance, particularly in contemporary music. His career spans both academia and performance, with notable contributions to modern orchestral repertoire.