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Music Notes Villagers’ View

Brian Hardy Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist,
composer and politician.
By the end of June it seems likely that I suspect that Peter Wishart is the least well
orchestras and choirs will be able to rehearse known of those I have listed, and as he was
again “in the flesh” albeit while still taking almost a local I will quote his Wikipedia entry:
precautions on spacing etc. However the lack Peter Charles Arthur Wishart (25 June 1921
of rehearsals up to now means no concerts – 14 August 1984) was an English composer.
locally yet. The delayed 2020 BBC young born in Crowborough. He studied with Nadia
musician competition has completed at last, Boulanger in Paris from 1947–1948 and taught
and the performances of the final were as at the Guildhall School of Music, Birmingham
always quite phenomenal. If you didn’t manage University, King’s College London and Reading
to watch it on TV, the winning performance is University where he was Professor of Music from
still on u-tube and the whole final is available 1977. His compositions include several neo-
on BBC i-player. classical operas, orchestral and chamber pieces,
Meanwhile I will continue to regale you with and a large amount of church music. Critics have
musical anniversaries, this time for June. There commented on Wishart’s strong and individual
are lots so here are just a few relating to the more lyricism and his admiration for the music of Igor
well-known musicians: Stravinsky.
8th June – 350th anniversary of birth of He was married to the mezzo-soprano singer
Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer Maureen Lehane, with whom he worked with
at Reading University. His son by a previous
18th June – 200th anniversary of the first marriage James Wishart is also a composer. After
performance of Carl Maria von Weber’s his death, Maureen began a music festival in his
popular opera “Der Freischütz” memory, the Great Elm Music Festival.

25th June – 100th anniversary of birth of And here is another music definition:
Peter Wishart, English composer Harpsichord – a type of keyboard instrument,
29th June – 80th anniversary of death of a precursor of the piano and cursed ever since.

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