McGuire, Edward (b Glasgow, 1948). Scottish composer and flautist. Won Nat. Young Composers’ comp. 1969. Flautist with folk group The Whistlebinkies from 1973. Prin. works:OPERAS: The Loving of Etain (1990); Cullercoats Tommy (1993).BALLETS: Peter Pan (1989); The Spirit of Flight (1991).ORCH.: Calgacus (1977); Source (1979); gui. conc. (1988); A Glasgow Symphony (1990); Scottish Dances (1990); tb. conc. (1991); Symphonies of Scots Song (1992).ENS.: Rebirth (1967–74); Interregnum (1974); Liberation (1975); Euphoria (1980); Riverside, folk group, orch. (1991); Symphonies of Trains (1992); Sidesteps (1992); Zephyr (1993).VOICE & INSTR(S).: Quest, sop., ens. (1978); Moonsongs, sop., db. (1979); Prelude 8, ten., tape delay (1981); 5 Songs, female v., va., pf. (1982); Citysongs, bar., pf. (1983); Life-Songs, 12 solo vv., 2 vn., va., vc., db. (1983); Songs of New Beginnings, mez., fl., ob., cl., bn., hn. (1984); Loonscapes, sop., 2 vn., va., vc., db. (1986); The Web, sop., pf., fl., va., gui., perc. (1989).CHAMBER MUSIC: 7 Modal Duets, va., vc. (1966–75); 3 Dialogues, fl., ob. (1966–78); 3 Dialogues, vc., pf. (1966–82); Trio, fl., ob., bn. (1967–71, rev. 1977–81); Chamber Music, 3 cl., hp., pf. (1968); Prelude 1, vc. (1975), 2, bcl. (1975), 3, fl. (1976–82), 5, gui. (1981), 6, va. (1981), 9, cl., tape delay (1972–82); Rant, vn. (1977); Divertimento, 20 vas. (1979); Movement, fl., va., hp. (1979); wind octet (1980); quintet No.1, pf., cl., vn., va., vc. (1981), No.2, fl., cl., vn., vc., pf. (1986); Fast Peace II, vc., org. (1982); str. qt. (1982); Fantasy Qt., pf., vn., va., vc. (1984); str. trio (1986); 3 Dialogues, va., db. (1987); Elegy, pf. trio (1991); Eastern Echoes, fl., gui. (1991); Fountain of Tears, fl., gui. (1992); Remembrance, ob. trio (1993).KEYBOARD: 12 White-Note Pieces, pf. (1971); 12 Studies in C major, pf. (1971); Reflections, 2 pf. (1979); Prelude 4, org. (1980); Fast Peace I, pf. (1980); Prelude 7, pf. (1981–2).