Career
He taught at the Birmingham Conservatoire (where he has been professor of horn since 2004), was horn tutor at Wells Cathedral School and the Purcell School, and was also involved with the Junior departments of the Trinity College of Music and Royal Academy of Music. He has written on horn teaching matters for publications including Music Teacher and the Hornplayer magazine, journal of the British Horn Society, of which he was vice-chair and educational consultant. De Souza was brought up in Henley-on-Thames.
His performing career has seen him work with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Bolshoi Ballet and particularly the quintet Chaconne Brass, with whom he has made four recordings.