Wright was born in Kensington, London and moved to Wembley with his family at the age of five and attended St George's School, Harpenden.
He continued to write occasional test pieces for the championships, and began teaching music at his old school, St George's.
At the outbreak of World War II, the BBC transferred Wright to Glasgow, during which time he undertook doctorate study in music at the University of Edinburgh.
By the late 1940s, his conducting engagements were irregular however he still appeared on BBC programmes and at massed band concerts organised with Harry Mortimer.
[2] He left the BBC in 1955, aged 60, and although officially retired, worked frequently with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain, which had been formed on his suggestion.