Michael
Clarinet
Michael |
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| Born: | 1931 |
| Where: | Hull, Yorkshire England |
| Grew Up: | Leeds, Manchester and Southport in England. Emigrated to Canada in 1954 |
| Ancestry: | England |
| Military: | Worked on D.E.W. (Distance early warning) from 1955 - 1957 which was built in northern Canada. This was an early warning system between Russia and U.S.A. |
| Also Lived: | Delta, B.C. in Canada. This is a suburb of Vancouver |
| Occupation: | C.E.O of family business. Now semi-retired |
| Family: | Married to Bearl, they have two children - Craig and Hilary, who in turn have two children each. The grandchildren are Braeden, Sienna, Mikyla and Annika. |
| Interests: | Michael is a past president of the Vancouver Kiwanis club and was a member of the Seafort Armories Military Band also in Vancouver. He enjoys golf |
Michael started the clarinet when he was about 16 and has also played both alto and tenor saxophones and the baritone. He played drums for a while and some keyboard playing. He never performed in school music groups, but played as a semi-professional through the musicians' union in England. He joined the DFNHB in January of 2004. Now that he is getting his embouchure back in shape, he would love to think about joining a small jazz group in the near future. Meanwhile he is learning a lot of new band material pertinent to a good concert band. Hey - we at DFNHB like the use of the word "good!"
| Quote: | I have developed a great respect for marches, show tunes and visits to the zoo! (tongue in cheek reference to A Day at the Zoo performed at our Spring 2004 concert) |