Trivia

Also uses the pseudonym W Hogarth Lear (an anagram of his real name).

A member of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, he later went on to enjoy a celebrated association with Grimethorpe Colliery Band.

In December 2003 he was revealed to have rejected a CBE.

Was educated in the 1950s at Manchester University and the Royal Manchester College of Music (the predecessor of the Royal Northern College of Music), where his fellow students included the composers Harrison Birtwistle, David Ellis, Alexander Goehr, Peter Maxwell Davies and the pianist John Ogdon. Together they formed New Music Manchester, a group dedicated to the performance of new music.

Was one of the trumpeters who performed with The Beatles on the song "Magical Mystery Tour".

Elgar Howarth was an English conductor, composer and trumpeter. He was brought up in a brass band family and maintained his interest in the art form.