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Tutor to the National Youth Orchestra of Great
Britain.
His research into ensemble synchronisation
with Professor Alan Wing is published by the
Royal Society, and with the late Oliver Davies he
recorded the complete operatic fantasies of
19th-century ‘cello virtuoso, Alfredo Piatti, for
Meridian Records. He became a Trustee of the
Museum of Music History in late 2022.
David Bryan was awarded a CBE for his services
to the Arts. He is the Chair of Brixton House,
Creative Lives (UK), and Chair of the Arts and
Creative Economy Advisory Group for the
British Council. He is a member of the Mayor’s
Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm.
David is Founder/Director of Xtend (UK) Ltd, an
organisation development consultancy working
across the public sector for over 30 years. He
was a director of a community enterprise
(bookshop) in the 1970s and the CEO for an arts
enterprise, Brixton Village in the 1980s—both
pioneering ventures.
He has a long history of work on organisational
change, leadership development and diversity
in the public, voluntary and arts sector as well
as working with international organisations.
He has been a visiting lecturer and course
organiser in academia with King’s College
London, Southbank University, Goldsmiths, and
City Lit delivering leadership programmes,
management courses, social studies practice,
