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Benedict Cruft. 1949- 21st.August 2022. Violinist who performed Bach’s 6 sonatas and partitas around the world.
Grandson of Eugene, Benedict was part of the Cruft dynasty of London musicians.
Bramwell Tovey. 1953 – 12th.July 2022. Conductor, Composer, Communicator.
A generous, witty man who contributed so much to the Vancouver musical scene and evidently enjoyed doing it.
Monty Norman (1928-4th April 2022.) composer of the James Bond theme.
Millions more will have heard the 007 theme than ( say) Mendelssohn’s Wedding March.
Ingram Marshall. 1942-May 31,2022. Electronic, Minimalist composer and influential teacher.
“His music creates mysterious places that afford moments of strange lucidity.”
Simon Preston, CBE 1938-May 13th 2022. Great British Organist.
Internationally acclaimed Artist.
Vangelis, 1943-17th. May 2022. Greek composer, Oscar winner
Albums,Films,Rock,Progressive,Electronic.
Vadislav Shoot (Schut), 1941-9th March, 2022.
Irritated Moscow, settled in Dartington.
Raven Chacon is awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for music with’Voiceless Mass’.
The first Native American ever to receive the prize.
“Cinders, the Ball is cancelled:There are more ugly people out there than your sisters.”
“Oh Buttons, they closed the show and never told me.”
Sir Harrison Birtwistle.CH 1934-April 18,2022.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 