Peter Meechan (composer)


Peter Meechan is a British composer, conductor, and music publisher.

Life

Meechan studied musical composition at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and received his Bachelor of Arts. He then studied at the University of Salford in Salford and received his PhD in musical composition. Currently, he is a musical assistant of Foden's Band, a brass band from Sandbach in the English county of Cheshire.
He mostly writes works for concert and brass bands, but also for chamber ensembles and winds. His works for brass bands are often chosen as compulsory works for musical festivals and competitions. His works for concert band have been performed at the annual Midwest Clinic in Chicago and at the International Wind Festival held by the British Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles by orchestras such as the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, the Kew Wind Orchestra, and the Band of the Coldstream Guards. In 2006, he set up his own music publication company, Meechan Music. From 2006 to 2007, he was the composer of the well-known Black Dyke Band.

Compositions

Works for concert band and brass band{{Cite web|url=http://meechanmusic.com/music/|title=Music Peter Meechan|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-12}}