Mike stimpson biography
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Michael Stimpson
British composer (born 1948)
Michael John Stimpson (born 1948) is a British composer.
Early life and education
Stimpson was brought up in Hammersmith and Wimbledon.
His first degree was in Botany and Zoology, but immediately on completion he turned to music, and more specifically, the classical guitar. His twenties were taken up with study, examinations, concerts, and teaching, and his first contribution to a book.
Michael John Stimpson (born ) is a British composer.
In 1980 he studied on the Advanced Course at the Royal Academy of Music. He received his doctorate in composition at the University of Southampton in 1997. During this time he published Café Music for solo guitar (Ricordi)[1] and edited a book[2] and six-part music series with Oxford University Press which included collaborations with Queen guitarist Brian May[3] and flamenco guitarist Paco Peña.[4]
Career
Stimpson's first major chamber work, Sonata for Piano Trio, was premiered at the Purcell Roo