# Michael Vyner

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'''Michael Vyner''' (1943 - 20 October 1989) was an [English](/source/England) arts administrator.

Formerly employed by the music publishers [Schott Music](/source/Schott_Music), he was Musical Director of the [London Sinfonietta](/source/London_Sinfonietta) from 1972 until his death in 1989. He was one of the victims of the AIDS epidemic.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Garner |first1=Claire |title=Arts suffer most as Aids rages on |journal=The Independent |date=26 November 1995 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/arts-suffer-most-as-aids-rages-on-1583729.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/arts-suffer-most-as-aids-rages-on-1583729.html |archive-date=14 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref>

Vyner's death occasioned a range of musical tributes from some of the major composers of the day, including [Hans Werner Henze](/source/Hans_Werner_Henze) (''[Requiem](/source/Requiem_(Henze))''),<ref>[http://www.schott-music.com/shop/Hire_Material/show,152570.html Schott Music - Shop - Hans Werner Henze - Requiem<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [Luciano Berio](/source/Luciano_Berio) (''Leaf'', for piano),<ref>[http://www.universaledition.com/Leaf-from-6-Encores-for-piano-Luciano-Berio/composers-and-works/composer/54/work/3339 Luciano Berio – Leaf - Universal Edition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [Harrison Birtwistle](/source/Harrison_Birtwistle) (''Ritual Fragment''),<ref>[http://www.universaledition.com/Cortege-for-14-musicians-Sir-Harrison-Birtwistle/composers-and-works/composer/64/work/12802 Sir Harrison Birtwistle – Cortege - Universal Edition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [Toru Takemitsu](/source/Toru_Takemitsu) (''Litany - In Memory of Michael Vyner'' and ''My Way of Life - In Memory of Michael Vyner''),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.schott-music.co.uk/shop/1/show,324406.html | title=My Way of Life }}</ref> [Peter Maxwell Davies](/source/Peter_Maxwell_Davies) (''Threnody on a Plainsong for Michael Vyner''),<ref>[http://www.maxopus.com/work_detail.aspx?key=302 Work Detail - Sir Peter Maxwell Davies - maxopus.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [Henryk Górecki](/source/Henryk_G%C3%B3recki) (''Good Night, In Memoriam Michael Vyner''), and [Oliver Knussen](/source/Oliver_Knussen) (''Secret Psalm'').<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fabermusic.com/repertoire/secret-psalm-1174 | title=Secret Psalm &#124; Faber Music }}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.cecilia-uk.org/html/search/verb/GetRecord/365 Cecilia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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