While in Colchester he also first made friends with fellow student and East Anglian composer Nicholas Barton.
[5] He took further composition lessons with Stanley Glasser at Goldsmiths College and with Nicholas Sackman at the University of Nottingham.
Christopher Wright died of pneumonia on 4 December 2024, following a long decline resulting from dementia.
[3] His music has been recorded on the Cameo, Dutton Epoch, Divine Art/Metier, Lyrita, Merlin Classics and Toccata labels.
[8] Other compositions include much choral, chamber and instrumental music, including a series of works related to Suffolk - such as Orfordness for flute, violin, cello and piano, the Woodbridge Pieces for organ, and Four East Coast Sketches for harp.