Alfred Brain

British horn player and teacher. Born 24 October 1885 in London, England, UK - Died 29 March 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Music (1898-1901). His first professional job was as first horn with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (1901-1904). He then became Principal Horn in the Queen's Hall Orchestra (1904-1921). In 1913, he was appointed Principal Horn of the Royal Philharmonic Society. When World War I broke out he joined The Scots Guards. After the war, he worked with several of the London orchestras, including Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the London Symphony Orchestra (Principal Horn, 1921-1924). In 1922 he emigrated to the United States. He played in The New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Co-Principal Horn, 1922-1923) and later, for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Horn, 1923-1934, 1936-1937, 1943-1944) and The Cleveland Orchestra (Principal Horn, 1934-1936). He left the LAPO at age 60 to become a full-time studio session player, recording in Hollywood film studios including MGM Studios and 20th Century Fox. He taught horn at The Guildhall School Of Music & Drama from 1904 to 1921.
Brother of Aubrey Brain and brother-in-law of Marion Brain. Uncle of Leonard Brain and Dennis Brain.