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Date of Birth: 04/08/64.
Started playing in: 1974.
1st band: Longridge.
Previous bands: British Aerospace (Manchester) Band, Leyland DAF, Warburtons Bakery.
Memorable moments:
Alan recalls the times when he played with the following bands:
· British Open with Leyland.
· National Championships with Leyland.
· Granada Band of The Year with Leyland.
More about Alan:
· Alan started learning
to play with the Longridge Band at an early age. He played
Tenor Horn for 10 years and saw them progress from the 4th to the 2nd Section.
· In the nineties, Alan studied for his Degree in Band Studies at Barnsley
College and went on to complete a final year at Accrington and Rossendale College,
studying under Richard Evans and Arthur Butterworth.
· Alan graduated in 2002 with a 2:1 Honours Degree.
· Alan is also Bandmaster of our band.
· He is employed as a Software Engineer for The Aerospace Industry and
lives in the village of Freckleton.
Alan's Hobbies: Alan has very little time for any hobbies, He is also currently studying the piano so, this takes up a lot of his time.
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