David Wilson
Creator, Educator
Biography
Residence/Main Office Edinburgh
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David is an Edinburgh trained and active musician. He spent many years as Director of Music in The Scottish Borders, Angus and the Royal High School Edinburgh. Having had a lifelong interest in composition, after local authority reorganisation, he returned to the University of Edinburgh to complete a masters in composition. Now specializing in composition, he also plays string bass and is on the committee of the ESM. He has written in most genres and had performances across Scotland. Major works include a Clarinet concerto and Viola Concertino. Smaller works include a wind quintet, secular and sacred vocal music and a wide variety of chamber works from solo pieces to string quartet.
Residence/Main Office Edinburgh
Contact email
Works
| Title | Year composed | Instrumentation Genre |
|---|---|---|
| My Heart Makes Songs on Lonely Roads | 2014 | Ensemble (with conductor) |
Upcoming events
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:30
[Composers' Coffee Club: online coffee chat for composers & musicians] - 22 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)] - 28 Oct 2026, 18:00
[Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3] - 29 Oct 2026, 19:30
[BBC SSO: Enrico Chapela's 'Antiphaser' (Concerto for electric violin and orchestera)] - 30 Oct 2026, 18:00
[James Weeks: weatherworld quartets (soundfestival 2026)]
Recent updates
Works
- Les Mélodies Nutritives, by Julien Lonchamp
- Sòlás Collective - Improvised, by Tom Macfadyen
- Quartet no 6 (Ma), by Matthew Whiteside
Events
- Composing for Media - NMS Peer to Peer session 3
- Neil Smith: Try Try Try (soundfestival 2026)
- James Weeks: weatherworld quartets (soundfestival 2026)
Projects
- Pete Stollery conducts Joe Stollery premiere
- Aides... mémoires... Project album launch
- On a Wing and a Prayer
Opportunities
- Red Note Factory Weekend – 17 & 18 October 2026
- Noisy Nights – Call for Scores
- Nordic Music Days 2027: Call for Works