ALAN TAYLOR
Alan came to music part way through life. Earlier decades were spent:
teaching geography at Universities
working in senior posts in local government
standing for UK Parliament
successfully campaigning to change the law on Inner Cities and local government
commenting on election results for a UK television channel
His music has been played extensively in Britain, both by groups he has worked with directly and by others. It has been performed elsewhere in Europe, several times in the USA, and also in Argentina.
His catalogue contains over 80 pieces, from solo works through to pieces for full symphony orchestra. He describes his style as ‘beyond post-modernism'. He draws on the many and varied styles of music available nowadays, but seeks to created an integrated whole in each piece, and so go beyond the fragmentation evident in much post-modern art.
He studied composition with Peter Sander, Michael Finnissy, John Woolrich, and is now studying for an MMus in Composition at Trinity College of Music, where his entry to the Runswick Composition prize in his first year of study was commended. At Trinity he has studied with Andrew Poppy and Errollyn Wallen.
He has a long-standing involvement in community and amateur music. He conducts the Forum London Chamber Symphony and Southwark Consort of Winds, and was chair of the musical charity South London Community Music.
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