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| '''Norman Hallam''' (born 9 October 1945) is an English clarinetist and the composer of the ''Dance Suite'' for wind quintet. | '''Norman Hallam''' (born 9 October 1945) is an English clarinetist and the composer of the ''Dance Suite'' for wind quintet. | ||
| Born in ], Hallam studied the clarinet from the age of 11, studying with Michael Saxton, then principal clarinet with the ]. He continued his studies at the ] with Saxton and composition with Allan Hawthorne-Baker (1909-1977). He attended the ] in London from 1964 until 1968. After two years as a freelancer he joined the ] in 1970 as 2nd Clarinet under Kevin Banks, staying there until 1999 when he retired for health reasons. Hallam was also a member of the Canzona Wind Quintet from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s.<ref name=bio></ref> | Born in ], Hallam studied the clarinet from the age of 11,<ref name=eleven/> studying with Michael Saxton, then principal clarinet with the ]. He continued his studies at the ] with Saxton and composition with Allan Hawthorne-Baker (1909-1977). He attended the ] in London from 1964 until 1968. After two years as a freelancer he joined the ] in 1970 as 2nd Clarinet under Kevin Banks,<ref>John Stolls. 'Man with a noted win over polio', ''Coventry Evening Telegraph'', 29 September 1970, p. 10</ref> staying there until 1999 when he retired for health reasons. Hallam was also a member of the Canzona Wind Quintet from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s.<ref name=bio></ref> | ||
| His best known composition is the ''Dance Suite'' (1980) for wind ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon), which was written for Canzona.<ref></ref> It has four movements: Waltz, Bossa Nova, Quickstep and Charleston.<ref></ref> Other pieces include a Fantasy for four horns and a Fantasy for unaccompanied clarinet (1992), which has been performed by Michael Whight.<ref></ref> His jazz-influenced Clarinet Concerto, premiered in October 1998, was composed for Kevin Banks, who performed it twice (at Cheltenham and Poole). Banks has described the difficulties of the piece as "fiendish".<ref></ref> | |||
| Hallam contacted polio in 1949 at the age of four, and has used a wheelchair all his life.<ref name=bio/><ref name=eleven>'Norman (11) spends six happy days', ''Coventry Evening Telegraph'', 30 April 1957, p. 9</ref> He married his second wife Sally (a viola player) in the early-1980s, and they have a son and daughter.<ref>'The talented musician who has overcome all the odds', ''Coventry Evening Telegraph'', 14 October 1998, p. 6</ref> | |||
| Hallam contacted polio in 1949 and has used a wheelchair all his life.<ref name=bio/> | |||
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English clarinetist and composer For the footballer, see Norman Hallam.Norman Hallam (born 9 October 1945) is an English clarinetist and the composer of the Dance Suite for wind quintet.
Born in Coventry, Hallam studied the clarinet from the age of 11, studying with Michael Saxton, then principal clarinet with the BBC Midland Orchestra. He continued his studies at the Birmingham School of Music with Saxton and composition with Allan Hawthorne-Baker (1909-1977). He attended the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1964 until 1968. After two years as a freelancer he joined the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in 1970 as 2nd Clarinet under Kevin Banks, staying there until 1999 when he retired for health reasons. Hallam was also a member of the Canzona Wind Quintet from the mid-1970s until the mid-1980s.
His best known composition is the Dance Suite (1980) for wind ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon), which was written for Canzona. It has four movements: Waltz, Bossa Nova, Quickstep and Charleston. Other pieces include a Fantasy for four horns and a Fantasy for unaccompanied clarinet (1992), which has been performed by Michael Whight. His jazz-influenced Clarinet Concerto, premiered in October 1998, was composed for Kevin Banks, who performed it twice (at Cheltenham and Poole). Banks has described the difficulties of the piece as "fiendish".
Hallam contacted polio in 1949 at the age of four, and has used a wheelchair all his life. He married his second wife Sally (a viola player) in the early-1980s, and they have a son and daughter.
See also
References
- ^ 'Norman (11) spends six happy days', Coventry Evening Telegraph, 30 April 1957, p. 9
- John Stolls. 'Man with a noted win over polio', Coventry Evening Telegraph, 29 September 1970, p. 10
- ^ Arthur Hallam biography, Camden Music
- Max Derrickson. Program notes for Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra concert, 16 March 2024
- Recorded by The Galliard Ensemble on Opus Number Zoo: Twentieth century wind quintets, Deux-Elles DXL 1025 (2002)
- Fantasy for Solo Clarinet, performed by Michael Whight, 2014
- Interview with Kevin Banks, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, 2018
- 'The talented musician who has overcome all the odds', Coventry Evening Telegraph, 14 October 1998, p. 6