Background
Davies, Peter Maxwell was born on September 8, 1934 in Manchester, England. Son of Thomas and Hilda Davies.
Davies, Peter Maxwell was born on September 8, 1934 in Manchester, England. Son of Thomas and Hilda Davies.
Bachelor of Music with honors, Royal Manchester College Music, 1956. Studied with Goffredo Petrassi, Rome, 1962. Harkness fellow Graduate Music School, Princeton University, 1964.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Edinburgh University, 1979. Doctor of Music (honorary), Manchester University, 1981. Doctor of Music (honorary), Bristol University, 1984.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Open University, 1986. Doctor of Music (honorary), Glasgow University, 1993. Doctor of Music (honorary), Durham University, 1994.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Aberdeen University, 1981. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Warwick, 1986. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Salford, 1999.
Director music Cirencester Grammar School, 1959-1962. Visiting composer Adelaide (Australia) University, 1966. Founder, co-director Pierrot Players, 1967-1971.
Founder, artistic director The Fires of London, 1971-1987, St. Magnus Festival, Orkney Islands, 1977-1986, president, since 1986. Composer Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scotland, since 2002. Professor composition Royal Northern College Music, Manchester, England, 1978—1980.
Artistic director Dartington Summer School Music, 1979—1984. Participant Conference Music Education United Nations Educational, Sydney, 1965. Lecturer tours Europe, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Brazil.
Visiting professor Fromm composition Harvard University, 1985. School broadcasts series British Broadcasting Corporation-television. Associate conductor/composer Scottish Chamber Orchestra, 1985—1994, composer laueate, since 1994.
President North England Education Conference, Chester, 1985, National Federation Music Societies, since 1989, Cheltenham Arts Festivals, 1994—1996, Composer's Guild Great Britain, since 1986, St. Magnus Festival, Orkney Islands, since 1986. Conductor/composer British Broadcasting Corporation Philharmonic, since 1992. Associate conductor, composer Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, since 1992.
Fellow Royal Northern College Music, 1978, Royal Incorporation Archs. Scotland (honorary), Royal Scottish Academy Music & Drama, 1994, Royal College Music, 1994. Member.Nat. Federation Music Societies
(president 1989), Royal Academy Music (honorary), Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Royal Philharmonic Society (honorary, Large Scale Composition award 1995), Schools Music Association (president 1983), Composers Guild Great Britain (president 1986), Guildhall School Music & Drama (honorary), L"Ordre Arts et Lettres (officier), Royal Swedish Academy Music., Society Promotion New Music (president 1995), Bayerische Akademie der Schonen Kunste.
Royal College Music fellow, 1994, Royal Scottish Academy Music and Drama fellow, 1994.