Alan Fleming-Baird

Alan Fleming-Baird (born 1972) is a composer of music in many media, including concert works for large orchestra.
After a brief period of study with the composer Sir John Tavener he then studied composition with Jeremy Dale Roberts at the Royal College of Music in London and, while there, studied in seminars with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, George Benjamin and Brian Eno, then subsequently on the post-graduate course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, studying with Gordon McPherson towards his Master's degree.
Some notable works include: Music In Three Movements for violin and piano, The Return for string quartet, Four Etudes for solo piano, and Arc for symphony orchestra.
His music has been performed by, amongst others the : Sinfonia of London, Philharmonia, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Belcea Quartet, Psappha, and members of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and his music has been broadcast on radio and television.
Fleming-Baird's compositional style has been compared to John Tavener (his former teacher) and Louis Andriessen
His uncle was the pianist and former head of the keyboard department at the Royal Academy of Music - Alexander Kelly, and his aunt was Margaret Moncrieff, the cellist and former professor of cello at the Royal College of Music.

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