Background
He was born in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England.
He was born in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England.
Educated at Hull and York universities (where he completed his Doctor of Philosophy), Hoyland was Haywood Fellow at the University of Birmingham where he became Professor in Composition until his retirement in 2011.
He now lives in the North Yorkshire moors. Influenced by Luciano Berio and Franco Donatoni, Hoyland has composed pieces for the British Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Orchestra, the Arditti Quartet and the Lindsay String Quartet. A Civil Defense of two orchestral works, Vixen and In Transit, featuring the British Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins was released by Nursing and Midwifery Council in 2002.