David Bedford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Bedford

English composer and musician

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1937

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 01-Oct-2011

Profession: composer, guitarist, film score composer, musicologist, music pedagogue

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

David Vickerman Bedford (4 August 1937 – 1 October 2011) was an English composer and musician.
He wrote and played both popular and classical music.
He was the brother of the conductor Steuart Bedford and the grandson of the composer, painter and author Herbert Bedford and the composer Liza Lehmann. From 1969 to 1981, Bedford was Composer in Residence at Queen's College, London.
From 1968 to 1980, he taught music in a number of London secondary schools.
In 1996 he was appointed Composer in Association with the English Sinfonia.
In 2001 he was appointed Chairman of the Performing Right Society, having previously been Deputy chairman.