Kenneth Gange was born in South Wales but has lived and worked in the Midlands since 1959, teaching in Birmingham and Cannock.  As a composer he is selftaught, and has written mostly smallscale works piano pieces, organ music, carols, and church music. He passed away in November 2015.

Kenneth Gange has written and published music for young and amateur performers for piano, recorders, voice, strings, brass ensembles and orchestra.  The Associated Board, Trinity College etc. have used his music in their grade examinations for piano, viola, horn, trumpet and brass ensemble.  His music has been performed all over the world and his carol When Christ was Born was premiered at the Royal Albert Hall.   The carols and church music are published by Roberton, Piper and Oecumuse; the organ music mainly by Oecumuse; other instrumental music and concertos by Piper.   Among his more extended works are a concerto for clarinet and strings, a clarinet concertino, Concertino Marziale for trombone, a wind quartet, a clarinet sonata and Nautical Rhapsody for brass band and the cantata Towards the Cross for soloists, choir and organ.

The Welsh National Eisteddfod for 2000 being held at Llanelli, Ken´s home town, he decided to submit two entries, under different pseudonyms (general practice at the Eisteddfods), in the short solo class (orchestral instrument, with or without accompaniment) of the Eisteddford composition section.  His "Arioso" for clarinet and piano and "Scherzo", also for clarinet and piano, were awarded the joint first prize!

A year on, Denbigh Toccata for piano was performed by Rona Jones at the 2001 Welsh National Eisteddfod at Denbigh where it gained first prize in the piano/harp class.

Kenneth Gange writes: "I am providing piano accompaniments for The Fast Tracking Fiddle and The Fast Tracking Viola. These are methods by Mary Goodman, published by Piper. I was also commissioned to write an organ work for the centenary of the stone laying of Bethany Baptist Church in Chadsmoor on March 13th 2005, and also to perform it"

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