About Alec Rowley

A pupil of Frederick Corder at the Royal Academy of Music in London, The English teacher, composer and pianist Alec Rowley taught composition at Trinity College in London. He broadcast frequently in piano duet repertoire with Edgar Moy, and his name was known to many through his writing and through the many educational pieces that he wrote, staple fare for many a beginner or amateur player. His more demanding work as a composer has been unfairly neglected.