Past Musical Director
Alan Duguid
Alan is a Scottish conductor and composer
based in London. A native of Aberdeen, Alan
attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Drama from 2000-2005, studying
composition with Dr Gordon McPherson and
Rory Boyle and conducting with Alasdair
Mitchell.
In 2001, Alan won the Scottish heat of the
NABBC Conductor Competition, going on to
represent Scotland at the NABBC finals in 2003.
More recently, Alan reached the quarter final of
the 2011 European Conductor Competition in
Montreux, representing the UK at this
prestigious event.
Alan has worked with a number of bands in the
UK and overseas, including the Bon-Accord
Brassband, Aarhus Brass Band and Tokyo
Brass Concord. From 2006-2013 he was the
musical director of Regent Brass, presiding over
a very successful period which saw the band
rise to the Championship Section, being
crowned the London & Southern Counties
Champions in 2013 and representing the
south-east at the National Finals in the Royal
Albert Hall.
As a composer, Alan has written for groups
such as the Paragon Ensemble, the Hebrides
Ensemble, the Kirkintilloch Band and the
all-female trumpet quartet, Bella Tromba."
Alan is a Scottish conductor and composer
based in London. A native of Aberdeen, Alan
attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Drama from 2000-2005, studying
composition with Dr Gordon McPherson and
Rory Boyle and conducting with Alasdair
Mitchell.
In 2001, Alan won the Scottish heat of the
NABBC Conductor Competition, going on to
represent Scotland at the NABBC finals in 2003.
More recently, Alan reached the quarter final of
the 2011 European Conductor Competition in
Montreux, representing the UK at this
prestigious event.
Alan has worked with a number of bands in the
UK and overseas, including the Bon-Accord
Brassband, Aarhus Brass Band and Tokyo
Brass Concord. From 2006-2013 he was the
musical director of Regent Brass, presiding over
a very successful period which saw the band
rise to the Championship Section, being
crowned the London & Southern Counties
Champions in 2013 and representing the
south-east at the National Finals in the Royal
Albert Hall.
As a composer, Alan has written for groups
such as the Paragon Ensemble, the Hebrides
Ensemble, the Kirkintilloch Band and the
all-female trumpet quartet, Bella Tromba."
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