Alistair Scott

Conducting Parkinson's Conversations · Sep 27, 2026 · 23m

In this episode of Conducting Parkinson’s Conversations, Thomas Verrier speaks with Alistair Scott, a gentleman whose story is an inspirational reminder that it’s never too late to learn something completely new.With no prior training, he took up the clarinet in his early seventies. Three years ago, Alistair was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Still, he has carried on learning and playing, not only because of the enormous satisfaction he gets from making music, but because he’s found it to be therapeutic on many levels. At the age of 80, Alistair decided to take things one step further. He bought…