Maurice Murphy MBE was born on August 7, 1935 in Hammershire. During his youth Maestro Murphy played in brass bands in Yorkshire, and most notably was Principal Cornet of the world famous Black Dyke Mills Band from 1956 to 1961. Maestro Murphy made his transition from a cornetist in brass bands to the orchestral world by playing in the orchestras of Hallé, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. He was the Principal Trumpet of the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, now the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra from 1961 to 1977. In 1977, Maurice Murphy became Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra, a position he held for 30 years, until he retired in 2007. Film soundtracks of all six Star Wars movies, Superman: The Movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Gangs of New York, Johnny English, Reign of Fire, a solo in Mr. Holland’s Opus, Philadelphia, Batman, the Alien movies, Frankenstein, Gladiator, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, We Were Soldiers and many more. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Maurice Murphy died on October 28, 2010 at the age of 75. https://youtube/watch?v=Nc9jz1KsDx8
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