Ayton, William 'Will' Macdonald 2.oct.1948- China Kansu, Jingyuan
recorder and viola da gamba player, born of missonary parents, 11.dec.1951 aged 3 he returned with his family from China to the USA to their residence in Catonsville Maryland, 1966 the family had moved to Philadelphia Warminster and he was educated at Council Rock High School in nearby Newtown, BME from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music Virginia, MME from New England Conservatory of Music Boston, DMA in composition from Boston University, taught in public and private schools, 1980 professor of music at Roger Williams University in Providence Rhode Island where he still lives ; son of missionary Rev. Eugene William Ayton (Canada, Toronto 12.may.1910-1.dec.1968 Warminster) and missionary Clara Frances Ward (Maryland, Chaneyville 28.sep.1908-2.oct.1999 Pennsylvania, Doylestown)

Title	Parts

[] Three movements. Mandolin and guitar Duetto Giocondo. CD Quer VKJK0622 pub NL Publications, Arlington Virginia 1985
[] Prelude and ricercar. Guitar quartet pub NL Publications, Arlington Virginia 1986
[] Fantasia a 4, in homage to H. P. (Henry Purcell). 2 treble viols, tenor viol and bass viol pub Viola da Gamba Society of America, Carlsbad California 1988 won the Audience prize, Leo M. Traynor Competition 1989
[] Miniatures for Martha. Quartets for recorders (SATB) or viols dedication : Martha Bixler pub Cheap Trills, Vashon Washington 2001
[] Four by four. Four consorts for viol quartet (treble, 2 tenors, bass) pub PRB Productions, Albany California 2002
[] Incantations for the solar year. Recorders (SAT) or viols pub Cheap Trills, Vashon Washington 2003
[] In memory of David Goldstein. SATB recorders viol, recorder player David Goldstein (1918-2003) pub American Recorder Society, St Louis Missouri 2010
[] Six fantasias for six viols (two trebles, two tenors, two basses) pub: PRB Productions, Albany California 2017
[] The Huldufolk. SATB recorders pub American Recorder Society, Charlotte North Carolina 2020
[] The plaint. SATB recorders pub American Recorder Society, Charlotte North Carolina 2022

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