A tribute to Alan Clawley from his tenor friends

THOUGHTS ON A TENOR BY HIS FELLOW TENORS. ALAN CLAWLEY, AN APPRECIATION.   Alan was greatly appreciated for his friendship and was very welcoming of new tenors. He was a committed member of the choir, always volunteering for extra events. He had a self-effacing manner and a ready wit, a flashing intellect and kindness. His natural musical ability and lyrical tenor voice made him a mainstay of the tenor section. He showed great courage and had an ability to lighten the burden around the most serious of occurrences, even his illness. He was a very interesting man to talk to and if you were feeling jaded on Wednesday evening you could count on Alan not to be. He would come to choir full of stories about the perceived idiocy of building and planning decisions in Birmingham. Indeed, he had a great knowledge of the changes which have happened and wrote a book about them. He would tell you tales of his life as an orchestral trombonist, or about the hills he had recently tramped over, often several at a time and with Hazel.     He felt strongly about many things but was not one to bear a grudge, instead he would see the funny side of situations and he enjoyed a good argument if you disagreed with him. He had a lovely sense of humour and a smile to match and when he laughed his eyes would twinkle. He brought life and cheerfulness to rehearsals, concerts and on tour. He will be greatly missed and leaves a big gap in our band of tenors.   REST IN PEACE ALAN, WE WON’T FORGET YOU.