Alan Civil
In the collection
3 records
Played with
The Beatles
2 records together
George Martin
2 records together
George Harrison
2 records together
Lennon-McCartney
2 records together
Paul McCartney
2 records together
John Lennon
2 records together
Anil Bhagwat
2 records together
Ringo Starr
2 records together
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1 record together
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
1 record together
Sir Neville Marriner
1 record together
Billy Preston
1 record together
About
British horn player, composer, arranger, and educator. Born 13 June 1929, Northampton, East Midlands, England, UK - Died 19 March 1989, London, England, UK.
He joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1953 becoming principal hornist in 1954. In 1955, he joined the Philharmonia Orchestra becoming principal hornist in 1957. When Walter Legge suspended the orchestra in 1964, Civil became one of the first members of the governing body and stayed with the New Philharmonia Orchestra until 1966, when he became first horn with the BBC Symphony Orchestra until his retirement in 1988. In 1966, he became professor at the . He played a horn solo on the track “For No One” included on album.
He was married to Shirley Hopkins and was appointed OBE in 1985.