GB 1538 S58 - HODDINOTT, Alun (b 1929): String quartet manuscript

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GB 1538 S58 2004 Collection (fonds) 1 file Hoddinott , Alun , b 1929 , composer

Alun Hoddinott was born in Bargoed, Glamorganshire and educated at University College, Cardiff, and later studied privately with Arthur Benjamin. His first major composition, the Clarinet Concerto, was performed at the Cheltenham Festival of 1954 by Gervase de Peyer with the Hallé Orchestra and Sir John Barbirolli. This brought Hoddinott a national profile which was followed by a string of commissions by leading orchestras and soloists.

Hoddinott has been awarded honorary doctorates from numerous leading musical institutions including the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as the Walford Davies Award and the CBE.

In 2005, Hoddinott produced a fanfare to be performed at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, to Camilla Parker Bowles, having previously written works to celebrate Prince Charles' 16th birthday and his investiture.

In 1997 Alun Hoddinott received the Glyndwr Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Wales during the Machynlleth Festival. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arts Council of Wales in 1999, Fellowship of the Welsh Music Guild and the presentation of a medal to him by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of the official opening of the Wales Millennium Centre.

Received, 2004.

String quartet manuscript 'Celebration for string quartet' commissioned and composed by Alun Hoddinott for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Annual Dinner 2004.

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English

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Compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Jul 2008 Hoddinott , Alun , b 1929 , composer Artists Performers Musical performers Cultural education Musical composition Music education Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Received, 2004.

String quartet manuscript 'Celebration for string quartet' commissioned and composed by Alun Hoddinott for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Annual Dinner 2004.

Original order

• Inggris

• Latin

English

No additional finding aids.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• Inggris