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Alan Herbert
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Alan became interested in music as a boy, singing in his family church. As a teenager, he was encouraged to take leading roles in the church's Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. He went on to develop his solo work under such conductors as Herbert Winterbottom of Salford University and legendary Arthur Bellis. His work with Mixed Voice and Male choirs goes back many years and his conducting duties have taken him all over the North West from the Manchester's MEN Arena, Bridgewater Hall to Blackpool Tower Ballroom and Opera House as well as the Llangollen International Eisteddfod.
Alan’s musical career, took off when he became Choirmaster at Wigan Road Methodist Church, Leigh, before moving to live in Worsley where he took up similar duties at Salford Methodist Church. This led to his appointment as Musical Director to the Gerrard Male Voice Choir, before moving on after seven years to the Bolton MVC . Alan then took up the baton at the well known, CWS Male Voice Choir. In 1995 he took over as MD of the Macclesfield MVC. who were at the time in decline with only 20 members. Over the following two years built this choir up to 45 members enjoying considerable success before he moved on to North Wales. For five years, Alan also conducted the Llangollen Festival Male Voice Chorus with 600 men from English and Welsh choirs.
Alan has worked extensively with mixed voice choirs, having been M.D. to the Dovedale Singers, Stretford and Gatley Choral Societies conducting all the Major Works and Masses. The highlight of this particular period in his career saw him leading a Silver Jubilee performance of the Verdi Requiem with 250 choristers, soloists from Covent Garden and the Stockport Symphony Orchestra.
In 1990 Alan was appointed Musical Director to the Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust. He has conducted concerts with massed Male voice choirs made up of more than 500 men at venues such as the Manchester Free Trade Hall and the Bridgewater Hall working often with Organist Nigel Ogden who has become a great friend. In 2000, Alan was appointed to organise and conduct the largest male voice choir ever assembled indoors to celebrate the Millennium, with 2000 men, the Manchester Camerata Orchestra, Nigel Ogden at the Allen Computer Organ and soprano Marie McClaughlin from the Royal Opera House. The following year, he led this Millennium choir on a tour of Canada which ended with the “9/11” tragedy when the Choir was caught up in the chaos at Toronto airport en route home. To help calm things down, the choir staged an impromptu concert for fellow travellers.
While Alan's knowledge of traditional Male Voice Music is vast, he enjoys choral arrangements of modern songs, such as the “Bohemian Rhapsody“which was arranged specially for the Millennium Concert. He lists amongst his favourite pieces, "Morte Christe", "Gwahoddiad" (in Welsh of course), "Climbing Up the Mountain"; "American Trilogy"; "Sound An Alarm"; "Martyrs of the Arena"; "Voice of the Child".
Since joining HMVC, Alan has almost completely changed our music repertoire, introducing songs not encountered hitherto as well as pieces which are more audience pleasing, having discovered a publisher with a range of American classics, arranged for male voice choirs. As a conductor, he is a hard taskmaster but is patient in helping voice sections get their part right to ensure HMVC attains the highest possible standards of performance.
Alan has worked extensively with mixed voice choirs, having been M.D. to the Dovedale Singers, Stretford and Gatley Choral Societies conducting all the Major Works and Masses. The highlight of this particular period in his career saw him leading a Silver Jubilee performance of the Verdi Requiem with 250 choristers, soloists from Covent Garden and the Stockport Symphony Orchestra.
In 1990 Alan was appointed Musical Director to the Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust. He has conducted concerts with massed Male voice choirs made up of more than 500 men at venues such as the Manchester Free Trade Hall and the Bridgewater Hall working often with Organist Nigel Ogden who has become a great friend. In 2000, Alan was appointed to organise and conduct the largest male voice choir ever assembled indoors to celebrate the Millennium, with 2000 men, the Manchester Camerata Orchestra, Nigel Ogden at the Allen Computer Organ and soprano Marie McClaughlin from the Royal Opera House. The following year, he led this Millennium choir on a tour of Canada which ended with the “9/11” tragedy when the Choir was caught up in the chaos at Toronto airport en route home. To help calm things down, the choir staged an impromptu concert for fellow travellers.
While Alan's knowledge of traditional Male Voice Music is vast, he enjoys choral arrangements of modern songs, such as the “Bohemian Rhapsody“which was arranged specially for the Millennium Concert. He lists amongst his favourite pieces, "Morte Christe", "Gwahoddiad" (in Welsh of course), "Climbing Up the Mountain"; "American Trilogy"; "Sound An Alarm"; "Martyrs of the Arena"; "Voice of the Child".
Since joining HMVC, Alan has almost completely changed our music repertoire, introducing songs not encountered hitherto as well as pieces which are more audience pleasing, having discovered a publisher with a range of American classics, arranged for male voice choirs. As a conductor, he is a hard taskmaster but is patient in helping voice sections get their part right to ensure HMVC attains the highest possible standards of performance.
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