Today is the centenary of the death of Sir Hubert Parry.

[seaJane]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000nkn

 

This is just finishing on Radio 3 - couldn't get to my phone in time to advertise it.

[michaeldr]

Charles Hubert Hastings Parry: A great favourite with choristers – with this ex-chorister anyway – splendid anthems which were a real joy to sing. 
Perhaps not fully appreciated by his fellow musicians, I think it was Beecham who said of Parry 'He would have set the whole bible to music – if God had let him'
A slight family/naval connection – Parry's house, Highnam Court served as a base for RNVR recruits during WWII as as such was briefly a temporary home to my father 

[David_Underdown]

My own family connection, Parry's half-sister married a distant cousing of mine.  I think the estate, though not Highnam Court itself went to that line.

 

Parry is also Composer of the Week this week.

Edited 8 October , 2018 by David_Underdown

[seaJane]

3 hours ago, David_Underdown said:

Parry is also Composer of the Week this week.

I was listening to that. It seems he was also the first British composer to be done for speeding 

[Fattyowls]

2 hours ago, seaJane said:

I was listening to that. It seems he was also the first British composer to be done for speeding 

 

Now not many people know that........

 

Pete.