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Arklow move to appoint Hannan

Michael Hannan is the new MD at Arklow Shipping Band.

Hannan
 

Arklow Shipping Silver Band has announced thee appointment of Michael Hannan as their new contest Musical Director.

Top level experience

With a huge amount of top level banding experience as both a player with the likes of YBS, Black Dyke and Brighouse & Rastrick and a prize winning conductor with the YBS Concert Band, Michael moved to Dublin in 2005 and was made the Associate conductor of the Arklow Band in 2009.

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