Alan Bullard was born in London, and studied with Herbert Howells and Antony Hopkins at the Royal College of Music.
He lives in East Anglia, and has been writing instrumental and choral music for amateurs and professionals all his life. 
 
His music has been performed and recorded by choirs such as The Sixteen, Selwyn College Chapel Choir, St Johns College Choir and King’s College Choir, Cambridge, VocalEssence (USA), the BBC Singers, and many other choirs around the world. As well as featuring in the Clifton Edition catalogue, his educational music includes the Joining the Dots sight-reading series, the Scale Explorer series (both ABRSM) and, jointly with his wife Janet, the Pianoworks series (OUP). His music frequently features in examination syllabuses.