Obituaries

Dennis Bamforth
Pioneer in the recorder orchestra movement

Walter Bergmann
Musical Director of the Society from 1946 until 1987

Brian Bonsor MBE
National Director

Benjamin Britten
Former President

James Carey
Honorary President of Edinburgh Branch

Paul Clark
Teacher, composer and arranger and honorary member of Birmingham Branch

Roy Corbishley
Former Visiting Conductor

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
President of the Society from 1998 to 2016

Freda Dinn
Musical Director of the Society from 1948 until 1973

Carl Dolmetsch
Founder & Former Vice President

Douglas Haston
Musical Director of Aberdeen Branch

Jean Henry
Dynamic pioneer of the recorder movement in France

Lydia Holmes
Musical Director of Cornwall Branch

Enid Hunt
Founder member of Bristol Branch

Edgar Hunt
Musical Director of the Society from 1937 until 1988

Tom Johnston
Former Musical Director of Aberdeen Branch

Kathleen Philip
Died in July 2005. She was a pioneer of recorder between 1960 – 2000

Sir Michael Tippett
Former President of the Society from 1977 to 1998

Last updated April 6, 2016