John Barbirolli & The Gramophone
JOHN BARBIROLLI & THE GRAMOPHONE
John Barbirolli, conductor & saviour of the Halle Orchestra in Manchester became one of the preeminent musicians of the 20th Century. His monumental number of recordings allowed him to alert listeners & musicians to a wide variety of works that may have flown under their artistic radars.
How to book this event:
No booking required for members.
Money raised by the sale of raffle tickets at our lectures, is used to raise money for Young/Community Arts so please bring along some coins to buy your raffle tickets. They are on sale in the lobby.
Guests welcome, £10 on the door refundable against membership should you join. Please let us know in advance by emailing bowdondfas@hotmail.co.uk so we can manage numbers.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Professor Raymond Holden
Born in Australia and currently Emeritus Professor of Music at the Royal Academy of Music , London.
A critically acclaimed and a multi-award-winning writer, conductor , broadcaster and lecturer. He has performed with many major international orchestras and has spoken at many of the world’s leading music and literary festivals, universities, conservatoires and research institutes. He is published regularly by Oxford, Cambridge and Yale University Presses.
Honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2019 Queens Birthday Honours list.
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