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Alwyn's opera Miss Julie has been recorded twice: for Lyrita, and in 2019 for Chandos, conducted by Sakari Oramo. Personal life. Alwyn was married first to Olive Mary Audrey (Pull). He died in Southwold, Suffolk, in 1985. Alwyn was survived by his second wife, the composer Doreen Carwithen. His great-grandson is the actor Joe Alwyn.
William Alwyn was born in Northampton on the 7 th November 1905, and died in Southwold Suffolk on 11 th September 1985 just two months short of what would have been his eightieth birthday.
William Alwyn. (great-grandfather) Joseph Matthew Alwyn (born 21 February 1991) is an English actor. Alwyn made his feature film debut as the titular character in Ang Lee 's 2016 war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and has since played roles in films such as The Favourite (2018), Boy Erased (2018), Mary Queen of Scots (2018), and Harriet ...
William Alwyn spent the last twenty-five years of his life at Lark Rise, Dunwich Road, Blythburgh, Suffolk, [9] and died in Southwold, Suffolk, England, in 1985. He was survived by his second wife, the composer Doreen Carwithen. (The actor Gary Cooper was a cousin of his, on Alwyn's mother's side.) Selected works.
William Alwyn was born in Northampton on the 7th November 1905, and died in Southwold Suffolk on 11th September 1985. He began his musical studies in 1920, studying flute, piano, and composition at London’s Royal Academy of Music - where in 1926, he was appointed Professor of Composition; a position that he was to retain for almost thirty years.
Overview. Born. November 7, 1905 · Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK. Died. September 12, 1985 · Southwold, Suffolk, England, UK (undisclosed) Birth name. William Alwyn Smith. Mini Bio. Virtuoso flautist and composer who taught at London's Royal Academy of. Music as a professor from 1926 to 1955. During the war years, he was.
William Alwyn. Wikipedia. Categories: Composers. British Composers. 1905 Births. 1985 Deaths. William Alwyn Smith (7 November 1905, Northampton, UK - 11 September 1985, Southwold, UK) was a British composer, conductor, flautist and music teacher.
