Dr. Alan Walker

Alan Walker, a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and of the University of Durham, is professor of music at McMaster University. A skillful programme innovator, Dr. Walker since 1971 has brought new eminence to his department, has launched a programme in music criticism at the graduate level, and has prompted musical appreciation and performance vigorously in the community. His research in musical criticism, in the life and works of Chopin, Liszt, and Schumann, has won him recognition and distinction in the international scene. His present major work is a three-volume biography of Franz Liszt; the first volume, now published, has received great praise. In 1980 the Liszt Society of Hungary awarded him its Franz Liszt Memorial Medal.