What are musicians doing to make ends meet as they face empty diaries for the foreseeable future? Antonia Hoyle reveals the stop-gap careers that are tiding them over.
Tony Robertson, 49, lives in Huddersfield with his wife and their three sons. Tony is a conductor and trombonist currently working as a Hermes delivery driver:
"My musical life started with the trombone aged 11, after I spotted the instrument in a band at our local village fete. Later, I learned to conduct while studying at The Royal Northern College of Music and I have been working as a conductor with brass and wind bands.
Managing 26-plus musicians with egos is a double-edged sword. If someone goes off-kilter it can be stressful, but you get to control the performance.
Meanwhile, with my trombone I’ve toured with American band Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and appeared in the 2019 Downton Abbey film.
As soon as lockdown was announced and my concerts cancelled, I looked up driving jobs. They appealed because of the flexibility and I was offered a job with Hermes that day... Keep reading on the Daily Mail
Tony Robertson, 49, lives in Huddersfield with his wife and their three sons. Tony is a conductor and trombonist currently working as a Hermes delivery driver:
"My musical life started with the trombone aged 11, after I spotted the instrument in a band at our local village fete. Later, I learned to conduct while studying at The Royal Northern College of Music and I have been working as a conductor with brass and wind bands.
Managing 26-plus musicians with egos is a double-edged sword. If someone goes off-kilter it can be stressful, but you get to control the performance.
Meanwhile, with my trombone I’ve toured with American band Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and appeared in the 2019 Downton Abbey film.
As soon as lockdown was announced and my concerts cancelled, I looked up driving jobs. They appealed because of the flexibility and I was offered a job with Hermes that day... Keep reading on the Daily Mail