William Alwyn

A native of Northampton, he entered the Royal Academy of Music at fifteen, studying flute, piano and composition before serving as a flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra and later teaching composition there for nearly three decades. He helped found the Composers' Guild of Great Britain, chaired it several times, and held senior posts with the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society and the… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources