Ian Wilson (composer)
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Ian Wilson is a prolific, award-winning Irish composer
of classical music. He also served as the music director of the Sligo New Music Festival from 2003 to 2011.
Wilson's music has been performed at such diverse festivals as BBC Proms, Venice Biennale
, ISCM World Music Days and the Ultima Festival in Oslo and by such diverse groups as the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
, the London Mozart Players
, the Irish Chamber Orchestra
, and Hugh Tinney
.
Wilson attended University of Ulster
, becoming its first student to be awarded a Ph.D in composition. He continued there from 2000 to 2003 as a Research Fellow
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of classical music. He also served as the music director of the Sligo New Music Festival from 2003 to 2011.
Wilson's music has been performed at such diverse festivals as BBC Proms, Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
, ISCM World Music Days and the Ultima Festival in Oslo and by such diverse groups as the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra is the concert music orchestra of Raidió Teilifís Éireann...
, the London Mozart Players
London Mozart Players
The London Mozart Players is a British chamber orchestra founded in 1949. The LMP is the longest-established chamber orchestra in the United Kingdom whose performances and recordings focus largely on the core repertoire from the Classical era...
, the Irish Chamber Orchestra
Irish Chamber Orchestra
The Irish Chamber Orchestra is a Irish classical music ensemble, administratively based at the University of Limerick. The ICO primarily gives concerts at the University Concert Hall, Limerick and at the RDS Concert Hall, Dublin...
, and Hugh Tinney
Hugh Tinney
Hugh Tinney is an Irish pianist, born in 1958.-Biography:Tinney was a pupil at Gonzaga College, Dublin through the 1970s where he showed strong ability in mathematics and music. He also studied cello under Betty Barrett. He studied physics at Trinity College Dublin...
.
Wilson attended University of Ulster
University of Ulster
The University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
, becoming its first student to be awarded a Ph.D in composition. He continued there from 2000 to 2003 as a Research Fellow
Research fellow
The title of research fellow is used to denote a research position at a university or similar institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a principal investigator...
.
Honors and awards
- 1991 – Composition Prize, Ultima Festival in Oslo, for "Running, Thinking, Finding"
- 1992 – Macaulay Fellowship, Arts Council of Ireland
- 1998 – Elected to sit on AosdánaAosdánaAosdána is an Irish association of Artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers and with support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Membership, which is by invitation from current members, is limited to 250 individuals; before 2005 it was limited to 200...
, a board of artists sponsored by Ireland.
Source
- Ian Wilson, the Model Arts and Niland Gallery
External links
- Official site for Ian Wilson
- Ian Wilson at Ricordi London
- Ian Wilson biography and works on the UE website (publisher)
- Ian Wilson at the Contemporary Music Centre of Ireland