Alan Wilson (composer)

Alan J. Wilson (26 May 1947 - 4 April 2026) was a British composer of church music. Professional career He was born in 1947, in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, UK. He won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music. He studied piano with Phyllis Sellick, harpsichord with Dr. Thorntam Lofthouse, and composition with John Lambert. He attended composition masterclasses with Nadia Boulanger. He went on to study at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where he studied keyboard with Gustav Leonhardt. From 1974 to 1986 he was Director of Music at the Church of Christ the King, Bloomsbury, for which he wrote many choral works. In 1976, he became Director of Music at Queen Mary College, University of London. There, he composed ‘The Palace of Delights’ and ‘The Harmony of the Spheres.’ He conducted research to restore and edit songs from the Queen Mary College, including the ‘Westfield Songbook,’ and set writings of Constance Louisa Maynard to music, including ‘The Downs’ as well as several poems and hymns. In 1986, he became Organist and Director of Music at the Bow Bells Church of St. Mary-le-Bow, London. There, he researched music by William Babell and John Stanley and composed ‘2015 Requiem.’ Du