Afterwords: Elgar Howarth
An exploration of the trumpet player, composer and conductor Elgar - Gary - Howarth. Musical colleagues together with his son Patrick reflect on his international achievements.
One of the five musicians who constituted the 'Manchester School' in the 1950s (composers Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr and Peter Maxwell Davies, together with pianist John Ogdon), Elgar - or, universally, Gary - Howarth was a distinguished trumpet player with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and, notably, the Philip Jones Ensemble before becoming a hugely respected conductor, composer and arranger.
Musical colleagues together with his son Patrick reflect on Gary's humble origins and international achievements, interwoven with extracts from the BBC Sound Archive. With Gillian Moore, formerly of the London Sinfonietta, trumpet player Paul Archibald, trombonist David Purser, oboe player Melinda Maxwell, conductor and broadcaster Frank Renton and former Musical Director of Grimethorpe Colliery Band Garry Cutt.
Producer by Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio Three
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- Sun 26 Apr 202619:00BBC Radio 3
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