Composers - Alan Taylor

ALAN TAYLOR

After a career in politics and senior local government positions, Alan Taylor now works as the secretary of the Forum London Composers' Group and the London Chamber Group, and on managing a Web site for COMA, as well as working as a freelance music typesetter. He plays clarinets and saxophone, percussion, and violin.

He studied with Peter Sander at the City Lit., then with Michael Finnissy, and now studies with John Woolrich. He specialises in writing music in contemporary styles for amateur groups, and welcomes opportunities to work with groups to produce new pieces.

He has had pieces performed as follows:

1995: Dulwich Festival; Spitalfields Festival; BMIC
1996: BMIC; Royal Academy of Music
1997: Early Music Centre; Chalk Farm Library; Museum of London; Purcell Room; Docklands Festival Fringe; BMIC
1998: Oxford Festival; Nottingham University; Burghfield Church, Berkshire; St Saviour's Church, Herne Hill
1999:Stockton Arts Centre; Holy Trinity Church, Leeds; Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham; Conway Hall, London; BMIC, London; New York