He played in St Catherine's Military Band, Accrington, and Cambridge University first Orchestra; he once performed at a mathematics conference but as he had become a little rusty, part way into the piece he and his accompanist declared they had merely been tuning up.
Siya ang nilalaro sa St Catherine's Military Band, Accrington, at Cambridge University unang Orchestra; siya ng isang beses ginanap sa isang kumperensya sa matematika ngunit bilang niya na maging isang maliit na kalawangin, bahagi na paraan sa piraso siya at ang kanyang accompanist ipinahayag na sila ay basta-basta na-tune up.