Peter Meechan
Composer, arranger and teacher
Welcome
Welcome to my website! Here you will find information about my music, news on latest projects,
performances, recordings and releases. There are also programme notes, contact details and information on the publishers
that publish my music.
Short biography...
Peter Meechan, born January 29, 1980, in Nuneaton England, holds an undergraduate degree from the Royal Northern College of Music, a Master of Arts degree and a PhD in composition, both from the University of Salford. In 2002 Peter became the first ever 'Young Composer in Association' with the prestigious Black Dyke Band for whom he later became 'Composer in Residence' between 2006-2007.Peter's music has been extensively performed, recorded, broadcast and commissioned throughout the world by artists including: Bramwell Tovey, Spanish Brass, Black Dyke Band, Steven Mead, Eastman Wind Ensemble, the RNCM Wind Orchestra, Kew Wind Orchestra, The Band of the Coldstream Guards, Bones Apart Trombone Quartet, Rex Richardson, Jacques Mauger, Clark Rundell, as well as many leading university wind ensembles in the USA. There are currently over 30 commercial recordings of Meechan's music.
Performances at the RNCM Festival of Brass and in Belgium
Several performances of my brass music are happening over the next week.
On Saturday, the Foden's Band will perform Purcell Variants at the RNCM Festival of Brass - see here for details: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/agid,1557/year,2010/month,01/day,23/Itemid,95/
Before that performance, a new fanfare for three trumpets will be performed in the RNCM....on top of the bar!!
Belgian soprano cornet star, Bert Van Thienen will perform These Mist Covered Mountains when he is guest soloist with Brassband Hombeek.
See here for details: http://www.brassbandhombeek.be/event_20100130.html
On Saturday, the Foden's Band will perform Purcell Variants at the RNCM Festival of Brass - see here for details: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/agid,1557/year,2010/month,01/day,23/Itemid,95/
Before that performance, a new fanfare for three trumpets will be performed in the RNCM....on top of the bar!!
Belgian soprano cornet star, Bert Van Thienen will perform These Mist Covered Mountains when he is guest soloist with Brassband Hombeek.
See here for details: http://www.brassbandhombeek.be/event_20100130.html
Posted on 21 Jan 2010 by petemeechan.com
New recording of Requiem Paraphrases available for free download
Jason Ham, accompanied by the West Point Band, has recorded Requiem Paraphrases, in a new version for solo euphonium and wind band, specially transcribed for Jason.It has recently been released on CD, and is available from here where you can download it free of charge, too.
Posted on 13 Jan 2010 by petemeechan.com
Article from BASBWE Winds magazine
John Robert Brown has written an article for the BASBWE magazine, Winds, that features an interview with myself. You can read it online at John's website by following this link:
http://www.john-robert-brown.com/peter-meechan.htm
http://www.john-robert-brown.com/peter-meechan.htm
Posted on 27 Dec 2009 by petemeechan.com