Guy Woolfenden
From Wind Repertory Project
Biography
Guy Woolfenden (born 1937 in Ipswich, UK) is a British composer and conductor. He studied at Westminster Abbey Choir School, Whitgift School, and Christ's College in Cambridge. He was Artistic Director of the Cambridge Festival from 1986 to 1991, and recently retired as Music Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a position he held from 1962. He is also the founder of the publishing company, Ariel Music.
In addition to being a horn player of considerable skill, he has conducted all the major British symphony orchestras and has given concerts in Canada, France and Germany. His composition credits include in excess of 150 scores for the RSC, many written for Wind Orchestra instrumentation and textures. Woolfenden's compositions for winds are performed all over the world, and many are recorded on CD. Woolfenden is also conductor of the Birmingham Conservatory Wind Orchestra. He currently resides near Banbury, Oxfordshire, with his wife Jane; he has three sons.
Works for Winds
References
- Perkins, Bruce Wendell. Guy Woolfenden on Influences, Inspiration and Productivity Winds Magazine.
