His music is rarely if ever performed in professional concerts and is deemed to lack the musicality of true concertos.
Also in later years, Pimlott's oboe playing became something more than a hobby, and he played in a number of professional concerts.
The 2,500-seat auditorium, opened two years ago, is reserved for school functions 100 days a year and used for professional concerts the rest of the time.
It also hosts stage plays, fashion parade and professional musical concerts.
Petrucciani gave his first professional concert at the age of 13.
He started performing professional concerts in 1997.
For many students, it was their first trip to a professional concert.
The Conservatorium's professional concerts focus on jazz and chamber music.
But he had barely attended a professional orchestral concert before he went to university.
The facility also houses annual University commencement ceremonies and professional concerts.