aw ▁University ). ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁composition ▁studies , ▁Christopher ▁also ▁studied ▁br ass ▁band ▁conduct ing ▁with ▁Edward ▁Greg son ; ▁ch oral ▁conduct ing ▁with ▁Stanley ▁Sau nd ers ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Gu el ph , ▁Canada ) ▁and ▁Rod ▁Walker ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Texas , ▁USA ) ▁and ▁latter ly , ▁orch est ral ▁conduct ing ▁with ▁Christopher ▁A de y . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Christopher ▁P ain ter ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Af an ▁Thomas ▁Compos er ' s ▁Award ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁National ▁E isted df od ▁Com position ▁Prize ▁( New port ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Arts ▁Council ' s ▁Young ▁Wel sh ▁Compos er ▁Forum ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Wel sh ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Greg yn og ▁Compos er ▁Award ▁of ▁Wales ▁which ▁was ▁given ▁for ▁his ▁Son ata ▁for ▁Har p ▁which ▁was ▁premi è red ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Greg yn og ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Career ▁App oint ed ▁as ▁Compos er - in - Associ ation ▁with ▁North ▁Wales ▁based ▁Ens emble ▁C ym ru ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁P ain ter ▁wrote ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁works ▁for ▁this ▁ensemble , ▁including ▁the ▁children ' s ▁dance ▁work , ▁Y gg d ras il , ▁a ▁Mill en ni um ▁Commission