Adrian Beaumont
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Adrian Beaumont is a British composer, conductor and university teacher.
He studied at University College, Cardiff, completing a PhD in Composition in 1972. He lectured in music at the University of Bristol
from 1961 until his retirement in 2002, his 41 years continuous service making him the longest serving academic in the University's history. In 1994 he was appointed to the post of Reader in Composition.
Works include Summer Ecstasies for soprano and orchestra, three Symphonies, an oratorio (Now Burns the Bright Redeeming Fire), a concerto for oboe and strings, Mazemaker Fantasy for instrumental ensemble, and Nature Studies for oboe and piano.
As a conductor, he has worked with Bristol Opera, the Bristol Bach Choir (1967-78), and the Symphony Orchestra, Choral Society and New Music Ensemble at the University of Bristol
. He was also for many years a professional oboist.
His students at Bristol included the British composers Michael Edwards, Andrew McBirnie
, Alan Charlton, Owen Leech and Ian Stephens, and the conductor Christopher Austin
. As well as teaching composition, he was noted as a specialist in 19th and 20th century musicology and in orchestration.
He continues to live in Bristol and is married to the soprano Janet Price
, for whom many of his works were written and dedicated.
He studied at University College, Cardiff, completing a PhD in Composition in 1972. He lectured in music at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
from 1961 until his retirement in 2002, his 41 years continuous service making him the longest serving academic in the University's history. In 1994 he was appointed to the post of Reader in Composition.
Works include Summer Ecstasies for soprano and orchestra, three Symphonies, an oratorio (Now Burns the Bright Redeeming Fire), a concerto for oboe and strings, Mazemaker Fantasy for instrumental ensemble, and Nature Studies for oboe and piano.
As a conductor, he has worked with Bristol Opera, the Bristol Bach Choir (1967-78), and the Symphony Orchestra, Choral Society and New Music Ensemble at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
. He was also for many years a professional oboist.
His students at Bristol included the British composers Michael Edwards, Andrew McBirnie
Andrew McBirnie
Andrew McBirnie is a British composer, educator and administrator.He studied at the University of Bristol with Adrian Beaumont and at the Royal Academy of Music with Justin Connolly, gaining a PhD in Composition from the University of London. He also studied at Tanglewood with Henri Dutilleux,...
, Alan Charlton, Owen Leech and Ian Stephens, and the conductor Christopher Austin
Christopher Austin
Christopher Austin is a British conductor, and an arranger and orchestrator of film and television scores.Austin originally intended to become a composer...
. As well as teaching composition, he was noted as a specialist in 19th and 20th century musicology and in orchestration.
He continues to live in Bristol and is married to the soprano Janet Price
Janet Price
Janet Price is a Welsh soprano particularly associated with the 19th century Italian bel canto repertory. She has been married to composer Adrian Beaumont since 1963....
, for whom many of his works were written and dedicated.
Publications
- Beaumont, Adrian: Expectation and Interpretation in the Reception of New Music: A Case Study in Thomas, W. (ed.), Composition - Performance - Reception: Studies in the Creative Process in Music, AshgateAshgateAshgate is an area in northeast Derbyshire, England, west of the town of Chesterfield. It is close to the town centre and local amenities.A leading place of interest in the area is the Inkerman playing fields, formerly a Victorian swimming baths and a former area of pottery, most notably...
, 1998, ISBN 1-85928-325-X
External links
- Bristol Bach Choir website – includes biography and photograph
- University News, November 2002, Issue 15 - contains article marking Beaumont's retirement from the University of Bristol
- Adrian Beaumont at classical-composers.com - extensive biography and list of works