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Imogen Clare Holst CBE ( née von Holst; [1] 12 April 1907 – 9 March 1984) was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist, and festival administrator.
Biography. Imogen Holst, 1907-1984. Imogen Holst was born in Richmond, Surrey, in 1907 and educated at St Paul’s Girls’ School, where her father, Gustav Holst, was director of music.
The only child of composer Gustav Holst and long-time collaborator of Benjamin Britten, Imogen Holst was a gifted musician and scholar in her own right.
Imogen Holst (1907-1984), or ‘Imo’ as she was affectionately known by most, was born on 12 th April 1907 in Richmond, Surrey. Daughter to eminent English composer, Gustav Holst, Imo lived a profoundly musical life, from early adolescence to training at the Royal College of Music, teaching at Dartington, and later working alongside Benjamin ...
Imogen Clare Holst CBE ( née von Holst; 12 April 1907 – 9 March 1984) was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist, and festival administrator.
About Imogen Holst. This section explores Imogen Holst’s life, her works and publications, and recordings she made during her lifetime as well as recent recordings of her works. Click the links below to find out more….
Jan 10, 2019 · Imogen Holst (1907-1984) was the daughter of composer Gustav Holst, best-known for his work The Planets. Holst, herself a composer, is perhaps best-known today as Benjamin Britten's musical assistant, but she also had an exceptional, wide-ranging but lesser known career as, amongst other things, teacher, conductor and public speaker, work which ...
Jun 24, 2024 · Imogen Holst: A National Treasure. Mon 24 Jun 2024, 7:00pm - 8:00pm. St Martin’s Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London. As the world celebrates 150 years since the birth of Gustav Holst, we cast a spotlight on his daughter Imogen who deserves equal celebration.
Imogen’s composition: Overture ‘Persephone’. Click the thumbnail above to leaf through the music manuscript for Imogen’s unpublished work Persephone. She wrote this overture for orchestra in 1929 whilst at the Royal College of Music.
These are sortable lists of compositions and arrangements of music by Imogen Holst. The first table lists original compositions, the second arrangements and adaptations by Imogen Holst of traditional folk tunes and works by other composers.
