- Edward Gregson
Edward Gregson was born in
Sunderland ,United Kingdom , in 1945.He is an English
composer . His works include compositions for symphony orchestra,wind band ,brass band , brass ensemble andchoir , as well as various educational books for wind instruments.Gregson studied composition at the
Royal Academy of Music withAlan Bush , from 1963 to 1967. He held the position of Professor of Music atGoldsmiths College ,University of London .Currently, he is Principal of the
Royal Northern College of Music ,Manchester .He is a fellow there, as well as at the Royal Academy of Music and the
Royal College of Music .Gregson is an academic composer whose work pastiches scores of the 1920s and 1930s, with particular reference to
William Walton andRalph Vaughan Williams .It was announced in May 2008 that Edward Gregson had been commissioned to write the Test Piece for the 2008 British Open Brass Band Championships. Titled 'Rococo Variations,' it is Gregson's first major work for brass band since his 'Of Men and Mountains' from 1991.
Several CDs of his music for brass have been recorded by various groups on the Doyen label;
* Gregson 1
* Gregson 2
* Gregson 3
* Gregson 4 The Trumpets of the Angels
* Halle Brass plays Gregson
* Edward Gregson Wind MusicExternal links
* [http://edwardgregson.com/en/home/ Official website] with list of works, discography and sound samples
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