About
Kevin G. Lamb is a Scottish composer, music teacher, conductor, and arranger.
After completing his music studies, Lamb became a military bandmaster with the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) band. He then became an instructor and director of the Royal Military School of Music "" in Twickenham. He retired in 1999 but has continued to conduct various civilian wind orchestras and musical ensembles, such as the Capital Concert Band in Edinburgh. He also teaches at several Scottish and British universities. He currently lives in Perth.
From Gottfried Sonntag to the "Siegfried Call" motif from 's opera Siegfried, the overture to Le roi d'Ys by , a Carmen Suite from Berlin, he published a wide variety of classical works for wind band, including the opera Carmen by , the coronation scene from 's opera Boris Godunov, and the overture to the opera L'impresario in angustion by . He also arranged brass band pieces for concert band, such as 's Vizcaya.
He also wrote his own works—around 90 pieces—for wind band, concert band, and chamber music. He typically composed on commission, such as the March Fortune Favors the Bold for the NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and the March The Hills of Korea for the British Korean Veterans Association. Lamb was nominated for the Ivor Novello Awards.
After completing his music studies, Lamb became a military bandmaster with the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) band. He then became an instructor and director of the Royal Military School of Music "" in Twickenham. He retired in 1999 but has continued to conduct various civilian wind orchestras and musical ensembles, such as the Capital Concert Band in Edinburgh. He also teaches at several Scottish and British universities. He currently lives in Perth.
From Gottfried Sonntag to the "Siegfried Call" motif from 's opera Siegfried, the overture to Le roi d'Ys by , a Carmen Suite from Berlin, he published a wide variety of classical works for wind band, including the opera Carmen by , the coronation scene from 's opera Boris Godunov, and the overture to the opera L'impresario in angustion by . He also arranged brass band pieces for concert band, such as 's Vizcaya.
He also wrote his own works—around 90 pieces—for wind band, concert band, and chamber music. He typically composed on commission, such as the March Fortune Favors the Bold for the NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and the March The Hills of Korea for the British Korean Veterans Association. Lamb was nominated for the Ivor Novello Awards.
Discography
10 releasesWaterloo
The King's Division Waterloo Band · 2000
Reach For The Sky
Royal Air Force Wyton Area Voluntary Band · 2006
Vizcaya
Royal Northern College Of Music Wind Orchestra, James Gourlay, Clarke Rundell*, Joanna Rusby · 2004
Romance Of The Pipes
Bethany Bisaillion · 1997
An Operatic Festival
The Staff Band of the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers · 1996
Bands Collection
Various · 1995
The Allies: A Celebration
Various · 1994
The Gentle Touch
Durham Constabulary Brass Band · 1993
Knights Of The Thistle
The Regimental Band And Pipes And Drums Of The Black Watch & The Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders · 1990
The Great Marches, Volume One
Various · 1987