D.R.S.A.M. (Teaching and Performance) Glasgow; A.R.C.M. (Teaching), London; Royal Danish Conservatory of Music (Soloist Class Debut); M.M. (Performance), Yale University; Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Allegheny College

A native of Northumberland, England, Sandy Wilson completed his graduate studies at the Royal Danish Conservatory in Copenhagen as a recipient of two Danish Government Scholarships and the Sophus Berendsen Award. While performing as a member of the Royal Chapel Orchestra, he studied composition with Niels Vigo Bentzon and cello with Ehrling Blondahl-Bengtsson. Mr. Wilson was principal cellist at the age of 21 in the Allgemeine Musikgesellschaft Orchestra in Lucerne, Switzerland, at which time he also performed extensively in duo recital with Swiss pianist, Hedy Salquin. In 1979 Mr. Wilson moved to the United States, completing a degree at Yale University as a student of Aldo Parisot, Otto Werner Mueller and the Tokyo Quartet. He co-founded the Alexander String Quartet in 1981 and has since lived in this country, devoting most of his energies to the development of the Quartet. Mr. Wilson has written and frequently participates on panel debates on the subject of chamber music residency development and presentation. With his quartet colleagues, Mr. Wilson directs the Morrison Center for the Advanced Study of Chamber Music. In 1995, Mr. Wilson, along with his Quartet colleagues, received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Allegheny College for his service to the arts and education. He serves on the board of Chamber Music America.