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He is an orchestra
conductor born in London, England. He
conducted the London
Symphony Orchestra
and made his first recording with them for Decca which was
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. He was
a former conductor of the Royal
Ballet
at Covent Garden and over time became
known for his recordings of film and ballet music. He specialized in British music and
recordings and gave the Japanese premiere of Gustav Holst's The Planets. Through the years he has
conducted the BBC
Concert Orchestra , the Welsh National
Opera, the
City of Prague Philharmonic and
Royal
Ballet Sinfonia . As a composer, his Fighter Command 1940 is used as a
standard ceremonial march in the RAF.
He is currently the musical director of the Philomusica Orchestra
and writes and presents concerts and programmes for television, such as The Orchestra with the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra
. He
also devised the BBC Battle of Britain
tour of
North America for which he wrote and
composed the music.
BBC
Concert Orchestra Recordings
Fire Over England
Suite
Marco Polo 8.223732 (CD:
Richard Addinsell: Goodbye Mr. Chips/A Tale of Two Cities)
Conductor - Kenneth Alwyn
Goodbye Mr. Chips Suite
Marco Polo 8.223732 (CD: Goodbye Mr. Chips/A Tale of Two
Cities)
Conductor - Kenneth Alwyn
Invitation Waltz (from Ring Round the Moon)
Marco Polo 8.223732 (CD: Goodbye Mr. Chips/A Tale of Two Cities)
Conductor - Kenneth Alwyn
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Alwyn
- http://www.musiciansgallery.com/start/conductors/alwyn(kenneth).html
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