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Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott has died at the age of 78, it has been announced.Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott has died at the age of 78, it has been announced.
Mr Hoddinott, who was born in Bargoed, Caerphilly, and lived in Cardiff, was a classical music composer whose work was commissioned by leading orchestras. Mr Hoddinott, who was born in Bargoed, Caerphilly, was a classical music composer whose work was commissioned by leading orchestras.
The former Cardiff University music professor produced a fanfare to be performed at the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Camilla Parker Bowles.The former Cardiff University music professor produced a fanfare to be performed at the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Camilla Parker Bowles.
He will also have a hall in the Wales Millennium Centre named after him.He will also have a hall in the Wales Millennium Centre named after him.
BBC Wales controller, Menna Richards announced last year that the new home of the BBC's National Orchestra of Wales, in the Cardiff Bay arts centre will be called Hoddinott Hall, in his honour.BBC Wales controller, Menna Richards announced last year that the new home of the BBC's National Orchestra of Wales, in the Cardiff Bay arts centre will be called Hoddinott Hall, in his honour.
National successNational success
Mr Hoddinott, who graduated from Cardiff University, studied for some years with the Australian composer and pianist Arthur Benjamin.Mr Hoddinott, who graduated from Cardiff University, studied for some years with the Australian composer and pianist Arthur Benjamin.
He was awarded the Walford Davies prize for composition when he was 24, and achieved his first national success a year later, when his Clarinet Concerto was given its first public performance at the Cheltenham Festival.He was awarded the Walford Davies prize for composition when he was 24, and achieved his first national success a year later, when his Clarinet Concerto was given its first public performance at the Cheltenham Festival.
He went on to become a renowned composer, with commissions for his compositions coming from leading orchestras and soloists, including Dame Margaret Price and more recently Jeremy Huw Williams.He went on to become a renowned composer, with commissions for his compositions coming from leading orchestras and soloists, including Dame Margaret Price and more recently Jeremy Huw Williams.
In 1951, he was appointed lecturer in music at the Welsh College of Music and Drama.In 1951, he was appointed lecturer in music at the Welsh College of Music and Drama.
He later became a lecturer at Cardiff University and was made professor and head of department there in 1967.He later became a lecturer at Cardiff University and was made professor and head of department there in 1967.
AwardsAwards
Among his many awards are the John Edwards Memorial Award, the Arnold Bax Medal for composers, the Hopkins Medal of the New York St David's Society and the CBE.Among his many awards are the John Edwards Memorial Award, the Arnold Bax Medal for composers, the Hopkins Medal of the New York St David's Society and the CBE.
He is an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music, and a fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music.He is an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music, and a fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music.
In 1997 Alun Hoddinott received the Glyndwr Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Wales during the Machynlleth Festival.In 1997 Alun Hoddinott received the Glyndwr Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Wales during the Machynlleth Festival.
He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arts Council of Wales in 1999, Fellowship of the Welsh Music Guild and the presentation of a medal to him by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of the official opening of the Wales Millennium Centre.He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arts Council of Wales in 1999, Fellowship of the Welsh Music Guild and the presentation of a medal to him by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of the official opening of the Wales Millennium Centre.