Peter Crossley-Holland in Abbotsholme School, Rocester - 1933
from Sounds from the wood, page 53:
The first clear memory I have of hearing the recorder played was at Abbotsholme School, probably in my last term there in 1933. Our solicitous music master, Mr. C.J. Kelly (my piano teacher at the time), not only gave us daily recorded programmes of classical music and prepared us for concerts to which we were taken, but also invited well-known musicians to give performances at the School. It was on one such occasion that he had invited the young Carl Dolmetsch (born 28th… more >>
cite as
Peter Crossley-Holland, Sounds from the wood. In Recorder Magazine, volume 22 (2002), p. 53. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1546613592363 accessed: 8 November, 2024
Listeners
Peter Crossley-Holland
1916-2001
Listening to
hide composersrecorder music | performed by Carl Dolmetsch, Joseph Saxby |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1933 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:53:12 +0000
Approved on Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:55:51 +0100