John Pickard is a British classical composer.
Pickard was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England. He studied music and composition at the University of Wales, under Welsh composer William Mathias, and later in The Netherlands under Louis Andriessen and in 1989 was awarded a PhD in composition. Since 1993 he has taught at the University of Bristol, where he is Head of Music and Professor of Composition and Applied Musicology. John Pickard is also conductor of the University of Bristol Symphony Orch...
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