Biography: Iain L Masson

Iain's compositions have been played by the Brodsky Quartet live on BBC Radio 3.  Venues where his compositions have been performed include the Bridgewater Hall, King's Place London, Brighton Corn Exchange, Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, The Octagon London, the Martin Harris Centre, Kungliga Operan Royal Swedish Opera and the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm. 
   
Iain Masson has a BMus(Hons) in Composition from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and a Postgraduate Diploma in Composition from the Royal Northern College of Music where he won the 2005 Alan Rawsthorne Composition Prize. During his studies, Iain gained the score of 95% for his conducting of a Schubert symphonic movement in his Supporting Professional Studies Conducting examination, with the panel stating, "Outstanding communication with the orchestra, brilliant technique, excellent knowledge of the score."

Iain Masson was proudly conferred with Honorary Membership of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (HonRBC) for services to music in 2015, and was granted a Fellowship of the Guild of Musicians and Singers (FGMS), at the Regent Hall in London in 2023. As a music practitioner, his primary music workshops and education projects have been classed as 'Outstanding' in Ofsted inspections. He was taught composition by Principal Tutors John Mayer and Adam Gorb.

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Iain is a member of the Independent Society of Musicians. ​​​​

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