Alan Detweiler
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1926 –
Who is Alan Detweiler?
Alan Detweiler was a Canadian composer, author, and patron of the arts. He was born in Toronto and attended the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He obtained degrees in philosophy at the University of Toronto and Trinity College, Dublin, and earned a Ph.D. in the Aesthetics of Music from the University of London. His composition teachers included Lennox Berkeley and Howard Ferguson. His major works include David and Goliath, a masque for soloists, SATB chorus, and small ensemble, and Theseus and the Minotaur. Alan Detweiler created and administered the annual Detweiler Competition, which awarded prizes for visual arts at the Bedford School.
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