In 1953 he prepared the school choir to sing in a recording by Philips of the Berlioz Te Deum under Sir Thomas Beecham, but died suddenly the evening before the performance.
[5] It was broadcast by the BBC in 1929 and received performances around the UK, including at Bournemouth, where Wilson went on to become a regular guest conductor of the Municipal Orchestra between 1929 and 1934.
[9] The Portrait Variations, written for the Birmingham Philharmonic String Orchestra, received more attention and were broadcast by the BBC in 1938.
[10] The Boxhill Fantasy for strings also enjoyed several performances, but the Symphony No 2 '1942', with a choral finale and baritone solo, was only recently rediscovered (in the Royal College of Music library by Jürgen Schaarwächter) and remains unperformed.
[13] The City of London Chamber Choir, conducted by Christopher Field (who was taught by Wilson at Dulwich College) gave performances of the Te Deum and Jubilate Deo at St Edmundsbury Cathedral in 2016 and has made recordings available.