Becoming a BBC New Generation Artist in 2014 for a three-year term, Frank-Gemmill appeared with several orchestras under the BBC umbrella. He favored unusual horn repertory by the likes of Charles Koechlin, Malcolm Arnold, and Ethel Smith. With the Scottish Chamber Orchestra he has performed works by Ligeti, Strauss, and James MacMillan.
Also in Scotland he has played Mozart concerts on a natural horn with conductor Richard Egarr. Frank-Gemmill's interest in historical performance began when he was an undergraduate and traveled to the Festival de Saintes in France for a performance under the baton of Philippe Herreweghe. He has also played instruments of the early 19th century such as the piston horn and Vienna horn, and his first two recordings, for the BIS label, also explored historical horn repertory. Frank-Gemmill has often performed with the Academy of Ancient Music and with Glasgow's Cottier Chamber Project. He has been active as a chamber musician on both modern and historical instruments, and he has continued to develop his studies of historical horn playing with the help of a grant from Creative Scotland. ~ James Manheim, Rovi