Darrol Barry was born in Salford in 1956. When he was fourteen he started playing the Eb bass in the school band continuing later in the local brass band (Windsor) playing baritone and then euphonium. The conductor of Windsor Band, Jack Clayton introduced him to the mysteries of brass band transposition. He soon discovered he had a flair for arranging and also started some small compositions. On leaving school Darrol Barry became an apprentice joiner but continued arranging and composing while teaching himself harmony and counterpoint. Early 80es he studied with Joseph Horovitz at the Royal College of Music in London, and he then became a freelance composer and arranger working for several publishers and lectured in composing and arranging at Universities and colleges. Darrol Barry has conducted and adjudicated throughout the United Kingdom and Europe at all levels. He now resides and works in Oman with his wife Rachael and is employed by the Royal Guard of Oman as Resident Composer and Arranger, a job which keeps him very busy writing and arranging music for all occasions and different combinations including bands, pipes and bands, fanfare teams and big band. He has also composed several substantial pieces for symphony orchestra including two symphonies. He still finds time to compose and arrange for brass and wind bands and is working on a series of Concerti and more substantial works.Roccata is a good example of Darrol Barry brass band music, not difficult to execute but fine to hear
 Banda Musicale Cittadina di Darfo Boario TermeCorpo Musicale fondato nel 1853 - Vallecamonica - Brescia |
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