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John Maxwell Geddes ( composer)'''

John Maxwell Geddes ( born 26th May 1941 ) is a Scottish composer. From 1959-1962 he studied oboe and piano at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where his composition teachers were Gordon Cameron and Frank Spedding. After four years as a school teacher, he was awarded a Scottish Arts Council bursary, which enabled him to study composition with Niels Viggo Bentzon in Copenhagen. He has taught in many UK, American and European universities and colleges.

Goethe Institut award 1986 PRS Composer in Education 1990 Lord Provost of Glasgow's Commendation Certificate 2002 Fellowship of RSAMD 2003 Creative Scotland Award 2007