Musician.
Born at Manchester, England in 1909, he was educated at the Royal College of Music and in Paris, where he studied with Alfred Cortot. He worked with the English Light Opera Orchestra before joining the BBC in 1936. He was in charge of musical programs for the BBC from 1957 until 1963, when he became founding director of the University of Manitoba’s School of Music. He retired in 1973. In recognition of his community service, he received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (1983). In his later years he was most noted for his letters to the press, although he performed publicly on the piano until his death on 6 December 1997. He was survived by a wife, three daughters, and a son. There are papers at the Archives of Manitoba.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 9 December 1997, page 53.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
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