Updated: 30/6/20

Paul Saggers

 

Paul Saggers began playing the cornet at the age of 12, more recently playing for the Camborne Town Band and the Flowers Band. At the age of 25 he decided to pursue a career in the Royal Marines Band Service and is currently based in the Plymouth Band. His interest in composition started later in life after enrolling in the BMus degree programme through the Royal Marines. His first work to be performed by a brass band, entitled The Great Storm Cat, was premiered by The Cornwall Youth Brass Band of which he was a member. His work The Roar of the Khamsin was shortlisted for the 2017 RWCMD composer competition and was premiered by the Cory Band. Paul has also had works performed at Brass in Concert by the Flowers band and also has had works performed by the ‘A4 Brass Quartet’. Paul has written extensively for Wind Band and has completed an MMus in Composition through the Royal Marines in partnership with Plymouth University.

 

Some of Paul Saggers’ Music

 

The titles in blue are links to that tune’s page

Ironbright

 

Monster Thrash – battle of Leviathan Wills

 

Panic Button

Orchestral

 

The Eagle Has Landed

 

The Great Storm-Cat

 

The Roar of the Khamsin

 

Wessex Gold