Alan Moss received his Bachelors Degree from Olivet Nazarene University in Music Education and has a Masters of Music from Webster University in Music Composition. He is a freelance composer published with four different publishers including Columbia Pictures. He currently holds the Guest Composers Chair for the Youth Orchestra in Gadsden Alabama.
Alan is retired from Hazelwood School District in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was a Band and Orchestra Director for 25 years. Some of his honors include: Teacher of the Year for two consecutive years, Merit Award from St. Louis Music Educators, National Award as Master Music Educator - MENC Divisional Music Director for the Salvation Army.
Alan performs with the Melbourne Community Orchestra, Melbourne Municipal Band, Brass Choir, Burnished Brass, and Swing Time Band. Alan also plays Euphonium at the Salvation Army Christmas Kettles as he has done for over 35 years.
He is a published composer with Studio P/R (now Columbia Pictures), David E. Smith Publications and William Allen Publishing in Washington. DC. JPM Music Publications released his latest published works for Concert Band, Brass Quintet, String Orchestra and Christmas Duets. He was also recognized as a Registered National Music Educator. He retired from teaching and moved to Melbourne, Florida in 1997 with his wife Nancy and daughter Kelly to be close to his parents who live here.
Mr. Moss has held the composers chair with Etowah Youth Orchestra in Gadsden, Alabama. The Orchestra has played his compositions at Lincoln Center and at Carnegie Hall. The first project with EYO was “Singing a Song of His Own” a tribute to Jerry Garcia. Other projects include “Lullaby for Strings” for the June Bugg Prelude Strings. “Meggido” for orchestra with narration. “Forest Fantasy Suite” that was composed using ideas from the EYO members, several musical arrangements for the EYS Honor Strings. And the “Siciliano” movement of “La Decime”. The Concert Band has also played some his work.
He resides in Palm Bay, Florida with his wife Nancy and daughter Kelly.
