Alan Detweiler

Background

He was born in Toronto and attended the Toronto Conservatory of Music.

Career

He obtained degrees in philosophy at the University of Toronto and Trinity College, Dublin, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in the Aesthetics of Music from the University of London. His major works include David and Goliath (1969), a masque for soloists, SATB chorus, and small ensemble, and Theseus and the Minotaur (2011). Alan Detweiler created and administered the annual Detweiler Competition, which awarded prizes for visual arts at the Bedford School.

Connections

teacher:

Lennox Berkeley