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Edward Gregson is an award-winning English composer of international standing, and one of the leading composers of his generation, whose music has been performed, recorded, and broadcast in many countries. He has written orchestral, chamber, instrumental, vocal and choral music, as well as music for theatre and television, with his contribution to the wind and brass repertoire being of particular significance worldwide. He has been commissioned by many leading orchestras and ensembles, including the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and Halle orchestras.  He has won many awards and prizes, including an Ivors Academy Composer Award in 2019, and holds honorary degrees and fellowships from a dozen universities and music conservatoires.

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Gregson: Orchestral Music and Concertos volume 2

Trumpet Concerto, Concerto for Piano and Wind, Saxophone Concerto

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National Brass Band Final features Gregson set work

October 17, 2025

Edward Gregson’s Symphony in two movements was the set work for the National Brass Band Final last Saturday at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall, where 19 bands performed the work in front of an enthusiastic audience.…

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