Trumpeter.
Graduate of the Royal Northen College of Music in Manchester, where he studied trumpet with and John Dickinson. He has been a freelance trumpeter with most of the major British orchestras, and was associate Principal Trumpet of the from 1992 to 2000. From the 2000/2001 season, he has been Co-Principal Trumpet with . (Source: 2003)
Winter started playing cornet at 5 years old.
After winning many Slow Melody and Air Varie competitions, he auditioned for , and became their Principal Cornetist 3 years later. Since then, he has played Principal Cornet with other brass bands, notably , , and the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.
In 1988, he entered the Royal Northern College of Music, and after graduating he became a Junior Fellow in teaching, and commenced playing with , and started teaching at the RNCM.
After joining , he has also played lead trumpet with , started teaching at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, and has become a member of .