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William Upton

William Upton

Saxophonist/clarinettist/flautist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Communications & Events Officer at The Japan Society

  • Education

    • Oxford University

      2012 - 2013
      Master of Studies Musicology Distinction

      Dissertation on the influence of American Cold War politics on the music of Toru Takemitsu, with particular focus on the political use of concepts of nature.

    • Royal Northern College of Music

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Music (hons) 1st Class Music Performance, General

  • Experience

    • Self Employed Freelance Musician

      Jan 2005 - Sept 2014
      Saxophonist/clarinettist/flautist

    • Woolston Lodge Surgery

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2011
      Office Assistant

      Full time holiday work digitising patient records

    • Freelance Journalism

      Jan 2010 - now
      Music Journalist

      - Over 100 feature articles and reviews published in Clarinet & Saxophone Magazine, Winds Magazine, The Oxford Student and Cheshire Life

    • Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain

      Jan 2010 - Dec 2015
      Secretary

      - Central point of contact for all staff and members- Development of new website- Developing social media and general online presence- Organising meetings- Head steward for events- Design and production of marketing material

    • Soli Deo Gloria Record Company

      Sept 2013 - Apr 2014
      Marketing Intern

      - Taking all customer service enquiries and complaints

    • Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra

      Sept 2013 - Apr 2014
      Marketing and Development Intern

      - Creation of Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra archive, generating marketing content- Researching and arranging leafleting and reciprocal advertising- Website maintenance- Designing an extensive 50th Anniversary timeline and presenting it interactively- Working with Marketing Manager on compiling, editing and laying out programmes- Proof reading

    • The Japan Society

      Aug 2014 - now
      Communications & Events Officer

      - Copywriting- Design, layout, production and distribution of all marketing materials- Programming and planning cultural and academic events- Editor of bimonthly magazine and Managing Editor of annual journal- Project management of e-library development and digitisation of publications

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Emergency First Aid at Work, September 2014

      British Red Cross

    • Google Analytics Individual Qualification, April 2014

      Google

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to William Upton
      Dissertation selected for display in the Committee Room of the University of Oxford Music Faculty University of Oxford Jun 2013
    • Awarded to William Upton
      Contemporary music ensemble clarinet scholar University of Oxford Oct 2012
    • Awarded to William Upton
      Highest Academic Degree in Cohort Royal Northern College of Music Jun 2012
    • Awarded to William Upton
      Hilda Anderson Deane Award for academic excellence Royal Northern College of Music Jun 2012