Andrew Wilson-Dickson
Andrew Wilson-Dickson studied piano with John Lill at Cambridge
University and then the organ at York with Nicholas Danby and
Francis Jackson at York University, whilst holding the post of
organ scholar at York Minster.
Best known as an accompanist on piano, and harpsichord, Andrew
is also an authority on performance practice on strings, playing
viols and violone. His performing career includes appearances on
BBC television and radio and. concerts throughout UK on piano,
particularly the duet and two-piano repertoire, and internationally
on harpsichord in chamber music and as continuo for professional
orchestras and chamber groups.
Andrew joined the staff of the Royal Welsh College of Music
& Drama in 1984, his particular dedication to activities in
period music leading eventually to the creation of the Early Music
Department in 1999.
As a composer, he has received numerous commissions for
orchestral works, opera and chamber music and he won the
Bournemouth-Parry International Festival composition prize in
1999.
His published work includes The Story of Christian Music
(Oxford, 1992). He has also written articles for the New Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2000 edition), and for magazines
and journals including The Consort, BBC Music and Choir and
Organ.