John Exton (composer)

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John Albert Exton (28 March 1933 – 13 September 2009) was a British composer of classical music.obituary, found at: ozartsreview.hostingsuccess.com/1299/john-exton-an-appreciation

John Exton was born in Wolverton, and started to play the violin at the age of 11. In 1950 he became leader of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.obituary, found at: ozartsreview.hostingsuccess.com/1299/john-exton-an-appreciation He started to read music at the King's College in Cambridge. In 1956 he won the Mendelssohn Scholarshipnews.mendelssohn-schol.com/newsarchive.aspx and studied with Luigi Dallapiccola in Florence for a year. After that he continued his studies in Cambridge with Robin Orr and Matyas Seiber.obituary, found at: ozartsreview.hostingsuccess.com/1299/john-exton-an-appreciation He became Doctor in Music in 1963 and in the same year the director of music at Bedales School.

In 1966 John Exton followed an appointment as a senior lecturer at the University of Western Australia in Perth. He taught composition there until his retirement. Notable students of John Exton include Carl Vine,Gordon Kerry (2008): New Classical Music: Composing Australia. University of New South Wales Press. p.148 Jennifer Fowler,Stephen Pleskun (2012): A Chronological History of Australian Composers and Their Compositions, volume 2. Xlibris.{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}} Ross Bolleterinterview with Ross Bolleter, see: http://musicguy247.typepad.com/my-blog/ross-bolleter-ruined-pianos/ or Stephen Benfall. He died in Perth, aged 76.