Peter Aston
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Peter Aston is an English composer, academic and conductor perhaps best known for his choral works. Born in Birmingham
, he studied at Birmingham School of Music and the University of York
. He became a lecturer in music at the University of York in 1964, and in 1974 he was appointed professor of music at the University of East Anglia
, where he is now Emeritus Professor of composition.
Although best known for his liturgical choral works, his output includes chamber works for voices and instruments, choral and orchestral works and an opera for children.
While in Norwich, he founded the Norwich Festival of Contemporary Church Music and he is a Lay Canon of Norwich Cathedral
. For fourteen years he was the conductor of the Aldeburgh Festival
Singers. He has also been involved with the Sacramento
Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra. He is an editor of Baroque music and founded the Tudor Consort and the English Baroque Ensembles.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, he studied at Birmingham School of Music and the University of York
University of York
The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
. He became a lecturer in music at the University of York in 1964, and in 1974 he was appointed professor of music at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
, where he is now Emeritus Professor of composition.
Although best known for his liturgical choral works, his output includes chamber works for voices and instruments, choral and orchestral works and an opera for children.
While in Norwich, he founded the Norwich Festival of Contemporary Church Music and he is a Lay Canon of Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral
Norwich Cathedral is a cathedral located in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Formerly a Catholic church, it has belonged to the Church of England since the English Reformation....
. For fourteen years he was the conductor of the Aldeburgh Festival
Aldeburgh Festival
The Aldeburgh Festival is an English arts festival devoted mainly to classical music. It takes place each June in the Aldeburgh area of Suffolk, centred on the main concert hall at Snape Maltings...
Singers. He has also been involved with the Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra. He is an editor of Baroque music and founded the Tudor Consort and the English Baroque Ensembles.