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Alan J. Wilson (born 1947), is a British composer of church music. ==Professional career== He was born in 1947, in Nottingham, UK, and won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music at the age of 17. He attended composition classes with Nadia Boulanger and studied on a scholarship at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam early keyboard music with Gustav Leonhardt.〔(Directors of Music associated with Christ the King )〕 From 1974 to 1986 he was Director of Music at the Church of Christ the King, Bloomsbury, for whose choir he originally wrote many of his choral works. In 1976, he became Director of Music at Queen Mary College London; and in 1986, he became organist at the church of St. Mary-le-Bow. At St. Mary-le-Bow, he has been engaged in researching music by William Babell and John Stanley (composer), while his work at Queen Mary College has engaged him in new compositions, including: * a commissioned rock opera ('The Palace of Delights') in 1984 * an inter-faith cantata ('The Harmony of the Spheres') in 2001 He has also conducted research to restore and edit originally produced songs from the college archives, including the 'Westfield Songbook' (1880 to c.1930). He has set many of the writings of Constance Louisa Maynard (the first Principal of Westfield College) to music, including 'The Downs' (a cantata) and several poems and hymns. He is one of few composers who has taken seriously the use of synthesizers in the classical medium. Examples include the 'Norwich Mass' and 'Norwich Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis', written for the ''Norwich Festival of Contemporary Church Music''.〔 They were published by Weinberger along with a commissioned work for Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis. ''Inspired by Bells'' was recorded by Doremi in 1995. Wilson has also been involved in broadcasting, mainly the BBC ''Daily Service'', where he has directed and also composed and arranged many compositions.〔James Whitbourn , Alan Wilson (1993). Anthems from Worship Songs. 96pp. RSCM. ISBN 978-0-85402-171-0.〕 Wilson's ''Mass of Light'' was performed in 2010 at St George's Cathedral, Cape Town.〔(Music at St George's Cathedral ) 2010, pdf, p. 2〕 He has received frequent invitations from the heads of dioceses in Germany to run workshops, (for example, at the Wolfsburg Catholic Conference Centre in the diocese of Essen), mainly using his own, often new works. His Magnificat, from 'Christus Rex',〔Alan Wilson (1980). Christus rex. 7 vols, canticles and psalms. Josef Weinberger Ltd., London, UK (ASIN B0000D58I6).〕 has become a major performed work in Germany. This, and many of the works listed in the references (below), appear in 'Freiburger Chorbuch'.〔Various (ed.) (1994). Freiburger Chorbuch. Carus-Verlag, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, D. ISBN 979-0007089788, ASIN B000E97U1E.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Wilson (composer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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