Nigel Osborne

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Nigel Osborne MBE, FRCM (born 23 June 1948 Manchester, Lancashire, England of Scottish parents) is a British composer.

He serves as Reid Professor of Music at the University of Edinburgh and has been teaching at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover.

He studied composition with Kenneth Leighton (his predecessor as Reid Professor of Music at the University of Edinburgh), Egon Wellesz (the first pupil of Arnold Schoenberg), and Witold Rudziński. He also studied at the Polish Radio Experimental Studio in Warsaw. His compositions include Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra, I am Goya and Remembering Esenin.

Sources

External links

Nigel Osborne page
Grove Music Online (requires login)
Nigel Osborne biography and works on the UE website (former publisher)
Nigel Osborne biography and catalogue on University of York Music Press (current publisher)

Reid School of Music

Chairs

Reid Professor of Music	John Thomson (1838–1839) Henry Bishop (1841–1843) John Donaldson (1845–1865) Herbert Oakeley (1865–1891) Frederick Niecks (1891–1914) Donald Tovey (1914–1940) Sidney Newman (1941–1970) Kenneth Leighton (1970–1988) Nigel Osborne (1989–date)

Tovey Professor of Music	Michael Tilmouth (1970–1987) Simon Frith (2006–date)

Facilities

Reid Concert Hall
St Cecilia's Hall
Alison House

Notable Alumni

Associated Ensembles

Edinburgh University Music Society
Reid Orchestra

Persondata
Name	Osborne, Nigel
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Short description	British composer
Date of birth	23 June 1948
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