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Kenneth Alwyn (born Kenneth Alwyn Wetherell) (28 July 1925 – 10 December 2020) was a British conductor, composer, and writer. Described by BBC Radio 3 as "one of the great British musical directors", Alwyn was known for his many recordings, including with the London Symphony Orchestra on Decca's first stereophonic recording of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. He was also known for his long association with BBC Radio 2's orchestral live music programme Friday Night is Music Night, appearing for thirty years as a conductor and presenter, and for his contribution to British musical theatre as a prolific musical director in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and married the actress Mary Law in 1960. His website and the first volume of his memoirs A Baton in the Ball

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  • Kenneth Alwyn Wetherell (Croydon, 28 de julio de 1925-11 de diciembre de 2020)​ fue un director de orquesta, compositor y escritor británico. Descrito por BBC Radio 3 como "uno de los grandes directores musicales británicos",​ Alwyn era conocido por sus muchas grabaciones, incluso con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Londres en la primera grabación estereofónica de Decca de la Obertura 1812 de Tchaikovsky. También fue conocido por su larga asociación con el programa de música orquestal en vivo de BBC Radio 2, Friday Night is Music Night, apareciendo durante treinta años como director y presentador, al igual que por su contribución al teatro musical británico como un prolífico director musical en la década de 1950 y 1960. Fue miembro de la Royal Academy of Music​ y se casó con la actriz Mary Law en (es)
  • Kenneth Alwyn (born Kenneth Alwyn Wetherell) (28 July 1925 – 10 December 2020) was a British conductor, composer, and writer. Described by BBC Radio 3 as "one of the great British musical directors", Alwyn was known for his many recordings, including with the London Symphony Orchestra on Decca's first stereophonic recording of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. He was also known for his long association with BBC Radio 2's orchestral live music programme Friday Night is Music Night, appearing for thirty years as a conductor and presenter, and for his contribution to British musical theatre as a prolific musical director in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and married the actress Mary Law in 1960. His website and the first volume of his memoirs A Baton in the Ball (en)
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  • Croydon, London, England (en)
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