In the 1970s he was the driving force behind the York Early Music Festival and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
In the 1970s he was the driving force behind the York Early Music Festival and the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
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Dilkes started the Midland Sinfonia in 1961, with supporters including the Arts Council and the Nottingham-based cigarette maker…
He built a close rapport with stars of classical music including Leonard Bernstein and in one year alone his department screened…
Six decades ago, Munrow’s passionate and persuasive advocacy for early music opened audience’s eyes and ears – and took the…
He also contributed to the haunting soundtrack to Roman Polanski’s acclaimed adaptation of Macbeth
He was celebrated for his collaborations with John Martyn, and he toured Britain with Roy Orbison – the only time he played…
Davies liked down-to-earth cynicism in his lyrics while the writer and singer he recruited to the band, Roger Hodgson, had a…
