1945 in British music
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This is a summary of 1945 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- 7 June – First performance of Peter Grimes in Sadler's Wells, London.
- 29 June – William Walton opposes a proposal that the British Council should support a complete recording of Peter Grimes, suggesting that this should be discussed "at a calmer moment when the wildly hysterical & uncritical eulogies & general 'ballyhoo' have somewhat abated, & the true merits of the work can be properly assessed."[1]
- July – Benjamin Britten and Yehudi Menuhin tour Germany to perform concerts in liberated concentration camps, including Belsen.
- 26 July – Composer Ernest John Moeran marries cellist Peers Coetmore.
- Unknown date – Walter Legge founds the Philharmonia Orchestra.
Popular music
Classical music: new works
- Benjamin Britten – The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
- Pamela Harrison – String Trio
- Michael Tippett – Symphony No. 1
- William Walton – Memorial Fanfare for Henry Wood
Opera
Film and Incidental music
Musical theatre
- 21 April – Perchance To Dream (Music, Lyrics and Book: Ivor Novello) – London production opens at the London Hippodrome and runs for 1022 performances.
- 28 August – Noël Coward's revue Sigh No More opens at the Piccadilly Theatre.
Musical films
- Flight from Folly, directed by Herbert Mason, starring Patricia Kirkwood and Hugh Sinclair.[2] The Daily Mirror described the film as a "neatly made and tuneful comedy" with praise for Kirkwood's "vivacious personality and talent".
- I'll Be Your Sweetheart – directed by Val Guest, starring Margaret Lockwood, Vic Oliver and Michael Rennie.
Births
- 10 January – Rod Stewart, singer and songwriter
- 19 January – Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Audience and The Nashville Teens)
- 25 January – Dave Walker, English singer and guitarist (Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac)
- 26 January – Jacqueline du Pré, cellist (died 1987)
- 30 March – Eric Clapton, guitarist, singer and songwriter
- 25 February – Elkie Brooks, singer
- 14 April – Ritchie Blackmore, guitarist
- 19 May – Pete Townshend (The Who)
- 29 May – Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
- 24 June – Colin Blunstone, singer
- 25 June – Labi Siffre, singer-songwriter
- 28 June – David Knights, bass player and producer (Procol Harum)
- 19 August – Ian Gillan, singer
- 5 September – Al Stewart, singer-songwriter
- 7 September – Max Boyce, singer-songwriter
- 24 September – John Rutter, composer
- 26 September – Bryan Ferry, singer and songwriter
- 5 October – Brian Connolly, vocalist (Sweet) (died 1997)
- 28 October – Wayne Fontana, singer
- 3 December – Paul Nicholas, actor and singer
- 30 December – Davy Jones, singer and actor (died 2012)
Deaths
- 8 February – James Campbell McInnes, baritone singer and teacher, 71
- 12 April – Maurice Besly, organist, composer and conductor, 57
- 24 April – Hubert Bath, film composer, 61
- 15 May – Kenneth J. Alford, composer of military marches, 64
- 21 May – Hugh Enes Blackmore, singer and actor, 81
- 15 August – Frederic Lord, organist, conductor and composer, 58[3]
- 19 November – Helen Hopekirk, pianist and composer, 89
- 15 December – Tobias Matthay, pianist and composer, 87
See also
References
- ^ Lloyd, Stephen (2001). William Walton: Muse of Fire. Woodbridge, Boydell & Brewer: p. 201
- ^ "Flight From Folly / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Margaret Frazer. "Frederic Lord". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16.
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