Paul McLaughlin

Paul Bernard McLaughlin (centre of above photo) was born in 1968 and grew up in Dundee, Scotland. At the tender age of 8 years old, Paul became actively involved in music as a performer and since 1992 has led many different ensembles located in Dundee, Newcastle upon Tyne and, latterly, London as its Musical Director/Conductor. Previous band connections have seen Paul contribute as an Eb Bass player with 4th Section Scottish National Champions, the City of Discovery Brass Band in Dundee (1997), as Bb Bass of both Greggs Bakery Band in the North East of England (1997-2000) and Sandhurst Silver Band (2003) and as Bass Trombone with the Newcastle University Jazz Orchestra (1997-2000). Paul studied music at the City of Leeds College of Music and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne where he studied conducting with Philip McKenzie and Baldur Bronniman and was the first undergraduate at the university to study conducting as a major performance speciality. In addition, Paul is an accomplished singer and in 1997 was awarded a Choral Scholarship to study at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne and graduated from the University of Newcastle with a B.A. (Hons.) in Music in June 2000. Following his relocat ion to London after his studies in Newcastle, Paul joined the Holst Singers Choir and in Sept 03 was appointed Musical Director of Capel Choral Society Since December 2000 he has been employed as Theatre Manager at POLKA Theatre for Children, located in Wimbledon.

Email: pbmclaughlin@hotmail.com

The Fulham Brass Band (March 2004)

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