Edward McGuire’s recent successes, his British Composers’ Award in 2003 and Creative Scotland Award, 2004, have raised his profile throughout Britain. The appeal of his music has already been noted in such major works as Peter Pan for Scottish Ballet, A Glasgow Symphony for NYOS, The Loving of Etain for Paragon Opera and Nocturnes for Mr McFalls’ Chamber ensemble, and in concertos for guitar, trombone, violin, viola and double bass. Born in Glasgow in 1948, he studied with James Iliff (RAM) and Ingvar Lidholm (Stockholm). He performs with the Whistlebinkies folk group and has composed many works for guitar. He was featured composer at the 1996 International Guitar Festival, Bath.
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