Snell, Howard
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Name (Latin)
Snell, Howard
Date of birth
1936-09-21
Occupation
Arrangers (Musicians)
College teachers
Conductors (Music)
Trumpet players
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Howard Snell, trumpeter, arranger and conductor; After studying at the Royal Academy of Music, Howard Snell entered professional music as a trumpet player, spending sixteen years in The London Symphony Orchestra, where he was Principal Trumpet and Chairman of the Orchestra. Having left the LSO in 1976 to develop a career in conducting, he founded The Wren Orchestra, of which he was Musical Director eight years. In 1980, he became conductor for what is now the The Britannia Building Society Band ( (Discogs, viewed Nov. 16, 2015) )
- The trumpet, 1997:title page (Howard Snell) page 5 (Howard Snell; studied trumpet with George Eskdale at the Royal Academy of Music in London; principal trumpet of the London Symphony Orchestra (between 1960 and 1976); Chairman of the Board of Directors (LSO) for five years; founded The Wren Orchestra, which linked up with London's Capital Radio; conducted and recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia, and the LSO and Philip Jones Brass Ensembles; musical director of the English Haydn Festival for two years; occasional orchestral conductor with the London Mozart Players and the City of London Sinfonia; taught privately in London where he was associated with the Royal Northern College of Music; currently a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London)
- Copland, A. Fanfare for the common man, 1983:cover (arranged for brass band by Howard Snell)