Margaret Wegener was born in 1920 and was educated at London University. She has had a long career as a music specialist teaching in schools over the years from 1945 to 1980 and directing many composers' workshops.

Margaret has composed since her childhood and has a catalogue of more than 100 compositions including works for orchestra, for chorus and orchestra, a cappella settings and other church music, songs, instrumental music and music for schools.

Her music is published by OUP, the RSCM, Da Capo
and Musica Ariosa.

She is a member of the former Composers' Guild of Great Britain (now the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters), the NorthWest Composers' Association, Women in Music, and the Association of British Choral Directors, and for many years has used her musical expertise as organist and choral director of churches across the country including in London, Canterbury and  Peterborough.

Click on the icons to hear extracts from Margaret's work recorded onto CD sung by the choir of Malvern Girls' College, director Philip Redfern and played by pianist Jonathan Middleton:

Hodie Christus Natus Est
Malvern Girls' College Choir - director Philip Redfern
MGCD 1

"Your songs are a singers dream!"
Sasha Johnson-Manning,Musical Director, Bowden Parish Church

"Treasurable songs - lovingly rounded music." 
British Music Society

  
Down by the Salley Gardens
Stephen Varcoe, baritone and Nigel Foster, piano
Musica Ariosa

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