Margaret Lucy Wilkins facts for kids

Lucy Wilkins (born 13 November 1939) is an English composer and music educator. She is well-known for her operas and other musical works.

About Lucy Wilkins

Margaret Lucy Wilkins was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, England. She started writing music when she was just twelve years old. She studied music composition at Trinity College of Music in London. Later, she continued her studies at the University of Nottingham.

Her musical pieces have been played in many countries around the world. These include places like Brazil, China, France, Italy, South Korea, and the United States.

Teaching Music

Lucy Wilkins also had a long career as a music teacher. From 1964 to 1976, she taught music theory and piano in St. Andrews. She then became a lecturer at the University of Huddersfield. There, she taught about composing music and the role of women in music from 1976 to 2003. In 1995, she was a visiting professor at Queen's University in Belfast.

Musical Groups and Books

Wilkins helped start the Scottish Early Music Consort in 1969. Later, in 1989, she created a new music group called Polyphonia. She was the music director for this group until 1993. She also joined several important music organizations.

In 2006, Lucy Wilkins wrote a book called Creative Music Composition: The Young Composer's Voice. This book helps young people learn how to compose music.

Awards and Recognition

Lucy Wilkins has received several awards for her musical talents.

• In 1970, she won First Prize in the Young Composers Competition of the New Cantata Orchestra of London for her piece Concerto Grosso.
• She also received The Scottish Arts Council Award for Composers in 1970.
• In 1971, she won The Cappiani Prize for Women Composers for her work The Silver Casket.
• In 1973, she earned First Prize in a competition for teaching music in Halifax for Instrumental Interludes.

Musical Works

Lucy Wilkins has composed many different types of music. Her works include pieces for the stage, orchestras, and smaller groups of instruments. She has also written music for choirs, singers, and instruments like the piano, organ, and harpsichord. Some of her well-known compositions are:

• Concerto Grosso
• The Silver Casket
• Instrumental Interludes
• Aspects of Night
• Deux ex Machina
• Gitanjali
• Discover Oakwell
• Suite for Two (for violin and viola, 1968)
• Struwwelpeter (1973)
• Burnt Sienna: Etude for String Trio (1974)
• Lest We Forget (1979)
• A Dance to the Music of Time (1979)
• 366 for Solo Trombone (1986)
• Symphony (1989)
• Musica Angelorum (1991)
• Rituelle (1999)
• Trompettes de Mort (2003)