Although his works have no opus numbers, he referred to his Oboe Sonata as his Opus 1[2] In 1988 he was nominated for an Ivor Novello award for his title music to BBC Television's Young Musician of the Year programmes, for which he also regularly officiated as a jury member and broadcaster.
There he faced criticism for the appointment of Malcolm Layfield, previously a violin teacher at the College, to the post of Head of Strings, despite Gregson's knowledge of allegations that Layfield had a history of sexual misconduct against students.
In 2014, the North American Brass Band Association honored both Edward Gregson and his brother Bramwell Gregson (best known for his conducting work with the London Citadel Band and Canada's Brassroots, modelled on the Philip Jones brass tentet).
Each section's required test piece was composed by Edward Gregson.
Chandos have released three complete discs of works by Gregson: Naxos has recorded the complete piano music including the Piano Sonata in one movement, and the two string quartets.