Derek Bourgeois(1941-2017)
- Composer
- Music Department
Derek Bourgeois has been highly active in his native England as both a
composer and leader in the field of music education. He studied at
Cambridge University and the Royal College of Music, working with
Herbert Howells (composition) and Adrian Boult (conducting). He has
held numerous academic and musical positions including music director
of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (1984-1993). He has
since 1993 been music director at the prestigious St. Paul's Girls
School in London -- a position previously held by many noted composers,
including Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
