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Douglas Weiland

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Douglas Weiland (born 1954 in Malvern, Worcestershire) is an English modern-classical composer. His works range from the three Sir Neville Marriner commissions: Divertimento for Strings (1992), Clarinet Concerto (2002), Triple Concerto (2006), and two Piano Trios commissioned for Altenberg Trio Wien, to several commissioned choral works and the series of chamber works produced for the Norfolk & Norwich Music Club as their Composer-in-Residence.[1]

Formerly a violinist, Douglas was for 7 years a member of the core 16 in the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (1978–85), and 5 years a founder member of the Australian Quartet (1985–1990); since 1990 he has been a full-time composer.[2]

Weiland has produced numerous chamber, orchestral and choral works, commissioned for and performed by artists including: Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Altenberg Trio Wien, Australian String Quartet, Marie-Noëlle Kendall, Andrew Marriner, Kenneth Sillito, Steven Isserlis, Susan Milan, and the young Hamer Quartet.[3]

Three early major chamber works (1985–1988) were commissioned for William Hennessy's newly formed Australian String Quartet.

Weiland was Composer-in-Residence for the Norfolk and Norwich Music Club from 2003-2007.

Recent[when?] works include three double-choir Motets, and Fourth and Fifth Quartets (Ops. 50 and 51). In August 2014 he completed the large-scale Flute Concerto, Op. 48, for Susan Milan.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Composers Biography W - Wz". Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Classical Composers Database". Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  3. ^ Usher, Robin (17 March 2007). "World first for local string quartet". The Age. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Weiland, Douglas Concerto for Flute & Orchestra Op. 48". Fountayne Editions. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ Hennessy, William. "Douglas Weiland" (PDF). Chandos.
  6. ^ "A New Force in Chamber Music". Retrieved 27 February 2007.
  7. ^ "Raphael Trio New York Biography". Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Musikverein". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  9. ^ O'Connell, Clive (16 August 2005). "Australia Pro Arte". The Age. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  10. ^ "Marie-Noëlle Kendall Biography". Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  11. ^ O'Connell, Clive (27 April 2005). "Tinalley String Quartet". The Age. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  12. ^ King's College IVP Archived 9 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Norwich Cathedral Special events". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  14. ^ "Home". Marienoellekendall.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Melbourne Chamber Orchestra | Classical Concerts". Mco.org.au. Retrieved 11 August 2020.