In 1961 he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music, with Alan Bush (composition) and Leighton Lucas (orchestration).
[1] After receiving a British Council Scholarship, David Morgan moved to Prague to study at the Academy of Music under Vaclav Dobias.
He returned to England in 1967 after which a number of his lighter works were produced by the BBC Light Music Department.
Two of his major works were recorded by Lyrita in 1976 - the Violin Concerto (with Erich Gruenberg)[2] and Contrasts, performed by the RPO conducted by Vernon Handley.
He worked as a composer for symphonic wind band, and continued to receive commissions from Britain, including his orchestral Variations on a Theme of Walton.