He was a man who brought music to hundreds of Huddersfield youngsters.
Now tributes have been paid to Adrian Baxter, who has died at the age of 72.
Mr Baxter, of Bolster Moor, was the founder of the Huddersfield Wind Band and led it for more than 25 years.
But he was also instrumental in setting up the music service in Kirklees and worked with youth orchestras in the town.
A spokesman for the Wind Band said: “We are so grateful to Adrian for his hard work and dedication to working with generation after generation of teenagers, constantly rebuilding an accomplished band.
“We are grateful for the experience that otherwise we would not have had.
“He worked so hard at re-forming us into an adult band starting with around 12 musicians and putting his heart and soul over 25years to building a full band”.
Mr Baxter was brought up in Milnsbridge and after leaving school went to study music at Huddersfield Technical College.
He then moved to Reading University to gain his teaching qualifications.
On returning to his home town he took up a post at the then Royds Hall Secondary Modern School and then moved to Rawthorpe High School.
He became head of music at Rawthorpe and also ran the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, taking several youngsters to Buckingham Palace.
He was a musician all his life, learning to play the flute as a youngster but also taking up most woodwind and brass instruments, as well as the piano.
He spent years wokring with the town’s youth orchestras.
Mr Baxter was also a Commissioner for the Venture Scouts and spent several years as a volunteer with a local mountain rescue team.
In his latter years, he enjoyed games of dominoes at Scapegoat Hill Liberal Club and arranged fortnightly quizzes at local pubs.
He leaves a widow, Susan, children John and Mary, and grandchildren Isabelle, Charlotte, Jennifer, Samuel and Alice.
A funeral service takes place at Huddersfield Crematorium at 2.45pm on Friday, April 17.
