Thus I came to recognize the symphonies of Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and so on (but not Brahms, I always fail to spot Brahms). But my mother was bringing home records (vinyl) of classical music borrowed from the local Record Library, which I transcribed (illegally) onto my (valve) tape recorder, and listened to repeatedly. The single music teacher was interested only in hammering into us by rote the tunes of all the hymns sung in school assemblies: once that had been achieved there was nothing more. RW: I’m essentially musically illiterate. (Photo credit: Cantab12, via Wikimedia Commons) SB: What is your musical background? What instrument(s) do you play, do you sing, or compose? Greater even than my interest in Sibelius is my interest in the architectural history of the buildings of the college, the earliest of which date from 1448. RW: The college has taken me over: almost my whole life revolves around it. Does it influence your music, and if so, how? SB: Tell us about the non-musical work you do. Eventually, the college made me Junior Bursar, responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, improvement of college buildings, and Director of Studies in Computer Science, responsible for the academic mentoring of undergraduate Computer Scientists. and obtaining an assistant university lectureship (Associate Professor in US terminology), I was elected a Fellow by Queens’ College, and given lots of undergraduate teaching to do. After graduating in Physics, I stayed on to take a Ph.D. But mid-way through my undergraduate career I caught the computing bug. This was a life-changing event, as my family circumstances were fairly modest, and no one in my family had ever been to university before (my two younger brothers followed on to the same college in their own time). After finishing school, I was accepted by Queens’ College in the University of Cambridge to read Physics. Robin Walker: I grew up in Enfield, north London. Sibelius Blog: Can you tell us a little about your background? Where you live, what you like to do, etc.? I thought it would be interesting to learn more about Robin and how he came to use Sibelius, among other things. ![]() I’m not alone when saying that I’ve learned quite a bit from him. His replies are always clear and accurate, and he knows how to ask good follow-up questions to try to solve problems. ![]() One of those regulars, Robin Walker, is universally appreciated among his fellow users for his deep and broad knowledge of Sibelius. One place where I hang out whenever possible is the official Sibelius chat forum, where a robust mix of occasional visitors and regulars go to seek and offer solutions about many Sibelius issues. I’ve met many terrific people because of my work in Sibelius and other software - some in person, some remotely via phone and internet, but all of them enriching and interesting. A benefit of being a Sibelius user, or any user of music software, is the opportunity to be part of a community of fellow users worldwide.
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