Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Ian Whyte (13 August 1901 - 27 March 1961) was a Scottish conductor and composer, and founder of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.Born in Dunfermline, Whyte studied in London, and was a pupil of Stanford and Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music. He became head of BBC music in Scotland in 1931, holding the position until 1945, when he became conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra (later to become the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra), a position he held until 1960. His own large output was influenced by Scottish themes and folk tunes, includes the ballet Donald of the Burthens (1951).. }
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- Ian_Whyte_(conductor) abstract "Ian Whyte (13 August 1901 - 27 March 1961) was a Scottish conductor and composer, and founder of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.Born in Dunfermline, Whyte studied in London, and was a pupil of Stanford and Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music. He became head of BBC music in Scotland in 1931, holding the position until 1945, when he became conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra (later to become the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra), a position he held until 1960. His own large output was influenced by Scottish themes and folk tunes, includes the ballet Donald of the Burthens (1951).".