hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv dˈɑːktɚɹ ʌv mjˈuːzɪk dˈiː.mˈʌs fɔːɹ aʊtstˈændɪŋ kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz tə ðɪ ˈɑːɹts baɪ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tʃˈɛstɚɹ ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn.
He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus) for outstanding contributions to the arts by the University of Chester on 15 March 2019.