Malcolm Dedman

Born in London in 1948, Malcolm Dedman was initially self-taught, having started to compose when he was 12.  He had formal composition lessons with Patric Standford at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1974-75, but did not receive a formal qualification in music until 2005, when he passed his Masters Degree in Composing Concert Music at Thames Valley University with distinction.

Major performances of his music include piano and chamber music as well as a Christmas Cantata.  He has also gained several composition awards, incluwww.classical-composers.org/comp/dedmanding the Stroud Festival and the Recontres Internationales de Chant Choral.

He was brought up in the Christian Faith (Church if England) and in 1986 he became a Bahá’í.  He has written for many different combinations, from solo to full orchestra, song, choral and instrumental.  Many of his works reflect his Faith, whether directly by setting Scriptures or indirectly by means of a quote or a title.  He has produced two CDs to date, one is ‘Tranquillity Zone’, an album of music for meditation and relaxation and the other is called ‘Piano Showcase’ that present most of his music for solo piano and piano duet.

Some of his pieces can be heard at www.reverbnation.com/malcolmdedman;
and further information can be obtained from visiting:
www.musiciansgallery.com/start/composers/dedman/malcolm.htm,
www.classical-composers.org/comp/dedman,
or www.composers21.com/compdocs/dedmanm.htm