Conductor & Soloists

Michael Hannan

Michael Hannan - Musical Director

Yorkshire Building Society Concert Brass was delighted to sign Michael Hannan as their new Musical Director earlier this year.

Michael, who has a long history with Concert Brass, started playing cornet when he was five, taking his first principal cornet chair at just 12 years of age. His first position with the now Yorkshire Building Society Concert Brass was when he was 13 years old. Michael's greatest accolade during his younger days was working his way to solo cornet with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.

In more recent years, Michael has played solo cornet with many bands on different occasions including Brighouse, Sellars International and Desford. He was also a member of the Black Dyke Band for two years, which included a win at the National Championships.

Michael came back to Concert Brass in January 2003 on a temporary basis to take the band to the Yorkshire Regional Championships - where they secured third place - and was offered and accepted the position on a permanent basis in May.