Douglas Weiland

Douglas Weiland (born 1954 in Malvern, Worcestershire) is an English modern-classical composer. His works range from the three Sir Neville Marriner commissions: Divertimento for Strings 1992, Clarinet Concerto 2002, Triple Concerto 2006 - and two Piano Trios commissioned for Altenberg Trio Wien, to several commissioned choral works and the series of chamber works produced for the Norfolk & Norwich Music Club as their Composer-in-Residence.[1]

Formerly a violinist - Douglas was for 7 years a core player in the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 16 (1978–85), and 5 years a founder member of the Australian Quartet (1985–1990) - he has been a full-time composer since 1990.[2]

Weiland has produced numerous chamber, orchestral and choral works, commissioned for and performed by artists including: Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Altenberg Trio Wien, Australian String Quartet, Marie-Noëlle Kendall, Andrew Marriner, Kenneth Sillito, Steven Isserlis, Susan Milan, and the young Hamer Quartet.[3]

Three early major chamber works (1985 – 1988) were commissioned for William Hennessy's newly formed Australian String Quartet.

Weiland was Composer-in-Residence for the Norfolk and Norwich Music Club from 2003 - 2007.

Recent works include three double-choir Motets, and Fourth and Fifth Quartets Ops.50,51. In August 2014 he completed the large-scale Flute Concerto for Susan Milan.

Douglas Weiland is married to Hilary Weiland. Their son is Benjamin Weiland.

Selected commissions / performances / broadcasts

Recent works / commissions / projected works / forthcoming performances
  • ‘Verses From Scripture’ (op. 40). commission for In Voco Parentis, Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, June 2008[10]
  • Benedictus (op. 36/2) Bexhill Choral Society/Kenneth Roberts, cond., 4 October 2008 St Augustine's Bexhill-on-Sea
  • Goethe ‘Blumengruß’ (op. 41) (choir/pf/orch)(25 Jahr-Jubiläum der Max Böhm Gesellschaft, Vienna, perf. 11 November 2008)
  • Anthem ‘Vere Dominus Est’ (op.42) (SATB double choir a cappella)(David Lowe/Norwich Cathedral, comm. Christopher & Judith Lawrence 2008 for Norwich Cathedral's Festival Eucharist 10 May 2009)[11]
  • Piano Concerto (op. 31) for Marie-Noëlle Kendall[12]
  • Clarinet Concerto (op. 30) world premiere: Melbourne Chamber Orchestra / Sir Neville Marriner, conductor, Andrew Marriner clarinet, 19 November 2009, 7.30pm at the new Melbourne Recital Centre[13]
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References
  1. "Composers Biography W - Wz". Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  2. "Classical Composers Database". Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  3. Usher, Robin (17 March 2007). "World first for local string quartet". The Age. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. "A New Force in Chamber Music". Retrieved 27 February 2007.
  5. "Raphael Trio New York Biography". Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  6. "Musikverein". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  7. O'Connell, Clive (16 August 2005). "Australia Pro Arte". The Age. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  8. "Marie-Noëlle Kendall Biography". Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  9. O'Connell, Clive (27 April 2005). "Tinalley String Quartet". The Age. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  10. King's College IVP Archived 9 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Norwich Cathedral Special events". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  12. "Home". Marienoellekendall.com. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. "Melbourne Chamber Orchestra | Classical Concerts". Mco.org.au. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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