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 Alwyn Green

Alwyn Green

General Information:

Instrument (position)/job title: Bass Trombone / Euphonium

Previous work experience:
Almost All the British Orchestras

Training and Further Education:
Guildhall School of Music & Drama / City University (London)


General Questions:

When did you join the CBSO?
1986

What are your hobbies and interests?
Composing & arranging music / Writing some poetry & prose / Directing small ensembles

Who has been the biggest influence on your career?
Sir Simon Rattle

What’s your favourite film?
Blazing Saddles.

What do you like most about Birmingham?
Lively, vibrant city

What was the first record that you bought with your own money?
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4, Ernst Ansernet conducting Swisse Romande

What’s your most annoying habit?
Talking too much

Which newspaper do you read?
Times/Sunday Times


Musical Questions:

What sort of music do you most enjoy playing or listening to?
Very wide range from Medieval through to contemporary. Plus Modern Jazz, Big Band, Light Music & Brass bands.

How do you deal with pre-concert nerves?
I just get on with it – you have to turn the nerves into adrenalin

When did you start playing?
When I was about 5

Who’s your favourite composer?
Mozart

What’s your favourite piece of music?
So much to choose. I’m very fond of Belshazzar’s Feast (Walton)

And your favourite concert hall?
Symphony Hall

What sort of music do you listen to in your car / when unwinding after a long day at work?
Big Bands / Jazz

What was your first musical experience?
Hearing my mother practice (She was a professional Soprano)


Any Additional Info:

My wife Madelyn is a higher education lecturer in Psychology, my grown-up children are Steve (a professional Musician) & Hannah (Veterinary Nurse).
(From CBSO web site)
 
 

Alwyn Green

Alwyn Green was born and educated in Norwich. His parents are both musicians. He studied for his music degree on trombone and euphonium with Denis Wick at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London where he won the brass prize in his second year.

In 1971 he moved directly from college to the Bass Trombone position in the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. During his career, he has played bass trombone and euphonium with most of the major British Orchestras, most recently with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra where he is still employed.

He was a founder member of both the Palm Court Theatre Orchestra and the Prince of Wales Brass. He is musical Director of Brassworks and teaches bass trombone at Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham University.

As a composer and arranger he has had a number of works published, many of them also broadcast or recorded. He arranged the music for Eric Morecambe's last film "The Passionate Pilgrim" which also starred Tom Baker and Madeline Smith.

Alwyn is married to Madelyn, who is a lecturer in Psychology and Social Policy. They have two grown-up children - Steve, who is a professional musician working in London and Hannah, who works in animal care for a large veterinary practice in Solihull.
(From Warwick Music web site)
 
 
 
CLASSIFIEDS: PROFESSIONAL CARDS

Alwyn GreenAlwyn Green  LRAM, LTCL

Conductor, composer, arranger, teacher and soloist

Address:
72 Stanbrook Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4US
email: alwyng@gmail.com
website:

h:0121 247 0576
m: 07956414109
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f: 01212470576

Many years experience, from winning the brass prize at Guildhall to playing with most of the UK orchestras.

Over thirty years conducting experience.