Nicholas Maw Contempory composer Nicholas Maw died yesterday at the age of 73. Born in England, Maw moved to the United States after his first marriage ended in divorce, making his home in Takoma Park with Maija Hay, a ceramics artist. For much of that time he was on the faculty of Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and had some success getting his music performed by American ensembles, including here in Washington, like the Left…