Composer Database
Database of renowned composers from Wales.
As part of our mission to connect, we’re proud to have begun work on a Composer Database, including composers born in or based in Wales who’ve written works for brass band.
This will form part of an ongoing project to bring together works and composers in one central database, protecting the heritage of original brass band music by the composers of Wales and informing brass bands of the huge spectrum of Welsh and Welsh-based works available to them, alongside the names of living Welsh and Welsh-based composers with whom they may wish to collaborate.
| COMPOSER NAME | BIRTH/DEATH DATES | WEBSITE | NOTABLE WORKS |
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| BAKER, Andrew | www.morthanveld.com | ||
| BOND, Christopher | b. 1992 | www.christopherbondmusic.co.uk | Neverland (UK Regional Championships 2020 - Fourth Section) Corineus (National Youth Championships 2019 - Championship Section) |
| BURTCH, Mervyn | 1929-2015 | ||
| BURTON, Denis | b. 1956 | ||
| CLIFFORD, Francis | |||
| COLE, Richard Huw | b. 1975 | www.huwcole.com | Three Ancient Customs (National Finals 2012 - Third Section) |
| DAVOREN, Tom | b. 1986 | www.tomdavoren.co.uk | Vivat! (National Finals 2012 - First Section) Legacy (UK Regional Championships 2020 - First Section) |
| DOMMETT, Jasper | b. 1997 | www.jasperdommett.com | |
| EIFION, Lois | |||
| EVANS, Haldon | b. 1953 | ||
| GLYN, Gareth | b. 1951 | www.garethglyn.info | |
| HALL, Daniel | b. 1995 | www.danielhall.uk | Smoke Sketches (National Youth Championships 2017 - Intermediate Section) Sanctuary! (European Youth Championship 2019) |
| HENSHALL, Dalwyn | b. 1957 | Bold as Brass (1983 - Commissioned by WAMF for the NYBBW) Variations & Fugue for Brass Band (1984 - Boosey & Hawkes) |
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| HODDINOTT, Alun | 1929-2008 | ||
| HOWELLS, Ryan | b. 1993 | Funk Engine (National Youth Championships 2015 - Intermediate Section) | |
| ISFRYN, Cai | www.caiisfryn.com | ||
| JENKINS, Cyril | 1885-1978 | Life Devine - A CLASSIC! But there are other contest works which haven't been used in years. | |
| JENKINS, Karl | b. 1944 | www.karljenkins.com | |
| LEWIS, Derri Joseph | b. 1997 | www.derrijosephlewis.com | |
| LLWYD, Owain | b. 1984 | www.owainllwyd.com | |
| MATHIAS, William | 1934-1992 | Vivat Regina for Brass Band | |
| MEAD, Jonathan | b. 1962 | ||
| MEALOR, Paul | b. 1975 | www.paulmealor.com | |
| NASH, Harold | 1931-2013 | ||
| PAINTER, Christopher | b. 1962 | www.christopherpainter.co.uk | |
| PARROTT, Ian | Fantasia on Welsh Tunes 'Land of Song' for Brass Band (1968) | ||
| PARRY, Joseph | 1841-1903 | Tydfil Overture Essay for Brass |
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| PHILLIPS, John W. | |||
| POWELL, Andrew | b. 1949 | www.andrewpowell.com | |
| POWELL, Thomas J. | 1897-1965 | ||
| PRICE, R. Maldwyn | 1890-1952 | ||
| REES, David | b. 1994 | ||
| SAMUEL, Rhian | b. 1944 | www.rhiansamuel.com | |
| SOLEY, Daniel | b. 1995 | www.danielsoley.com | |
| THOMAS, Mansel | Mini Variations on a Welsh Theme | ||
| THOMAS, Mark | |||
| WALTERS, Gareth | 1928-2012 | ||
| WEEKS, Nigel | Pandy Park (1982 for Crosskeys Silver & Youth Band to commemorate the opening of its new bandroom.. UNPUBLISHED) | ||
| WHEELER, David | |||
| WOOD, Christopher | b. 1945 | ||
| WOOD, Gareth | b. 1950 | Brass Triumphant (2010) Culloden Moor (1978) |