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BIOGRAPHY<br />
1959 Born 16 July at Kilwinning in Ayrshire, Scotland, son of a<br />
joiner and a teacher (later social worker)<br />
1963 The family moves to Cumnock where he attends the local<br />
Roman Catholic School<br />
1969 Tuition in piano and trumpet soon leads to earliest<br />
compositions, including a small piano piece and some<br />
orchestral music<br />
1973 Attends secondary school at Cumnock Academy where his<br />
musical activities embrace Renaissance church music.<br />
Meets future wife Lynne.<br />
1977 Studies music at Edinburgh University where Rita McAllister<br />
introduces him to Stravinsky, Webern, Messiaen and 20th<br />
century Russian music<br />
1981 Begins postgraduate composition studies at Durham<br />
University with John Casken, and through ethnomusicology<br />
develops interest in gamelan<br />
1983 Returns to Ayrshire working as a part-time teacher. Starts<br />
playing and singing Scottish and Irish folk music.<br />
1984 Sets The Tryst by William Soutar in the style of an old Scots<br />
ballad; the melody is to be a source of inspiration in many<br />
future works<br />
1986 Takes up a lecturing post at Manchester University<br />
1987 Awarded doctorate from Durham University. His music is<br />
performed for the first time at the Musica Nova festival in<br />
Glasgow.<br />
1988 Returns to Scotland and settles in Glasgow, heralding an<br />
extremely creative period. Catholicism and political<br />
concerns meet in Búsqueda, a turning point in the<br />
composer’s output. Collaborations with the Scottish<br />
Chamber Orchestra begin through educational projects.<br />
1989 <strong>Composer</strong>-in-Residence at the St Magnus Festival, Orkney,<br />
where Tryst is premiered by the SCO under Paul Daniel.<br />
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