John Bevan

Who is John Bevan?

John Bevan is an English clarinetist, saxophonist, conductor and orchestra leader who emigrated from England to Norway in 1969. Bevan now lives in Nesodden, Akershus, Norway.

John Bevan was born in Catshill, Bromsgrove, England and showed interest for music at the early age of eight years old starting on the violin at Catshill Junior school. After a 3-year period, his interests were directed to the clarinet. At the early age of 12 years, he was accepted as a part-time student at the Birminham School of Music. He was fortunate to have professional tuition from members of both Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and BBC Light Orchestra. His initial interests were, without a doubt, directed towards classical music, and he was very active with several local amateur orchestras and also a regular feature in the theatre pit orchestras in the Birmingham area.