Michael Edwards (born

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, 1968) is a British

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. Edwards studied oboe and composition with Adrian Beaumont at the University of Bristol, followed by further study at

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. He worked as a software engineer and then as a lecturer at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg before becoming a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Edwards has composed a wide range of works for both instrumental and electronic media, which have been performed throughout the UK, Europe and

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1968 births 21st-century classical composers Alumni of the University of Bristol English classical composers Living people English male classical composers 21st-century British male musicians {{UK-composer-stub