Michael Vyner (1943 - 20 October 1989) was an English arts administrator.
[1] Vyner's death occasioned a range of musical tributes from some of the major composers of the day, including Hans Werner Henze (Requiem),[2] Luciano Berio (Leaf, for piano),[3] Harrison Birtwistle (Ritual Fragment),[4] Toru Takemitsu (Litany - In Memory of Michael Vyner and My Way of Life - In Memory of Michael Vyner [5]), Peter Maxwell Davies (Threnody on a Plainsong for Michael Vyner)[6] Henryk Górecki (Good Night, In Memoriam Michael Vyner) and Oliver Knussen (Secret Psalm).
[7] From 1990 to 2004 there was a Michael Vyner Trust, established to assist young composers and commission new works.
Michael Vyner's papers are held by the British Library.
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