ABSTRACT
He was also active in many administrative posts that include serving as Chairman for the Composers’ Guild of Great Britain (an organization which he was instrumental in founding), for three terms in 1949, 1950, and 1954; a Director of the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society, a Vice President of the Society for the Promotion of New Music (SPNM) and Director of the Performing Right Society. Also, for many years he was one of the panel reading new scores for the BBC. During the 1950s his music was championed by the conductor, Sir John Barbirolli (1899-1970), who gave many fi rst performances of Alwyn’s works amongst which are Symphonies nos. 1 (dedicated to Barbirolli), 2 and 4 .
