Composer, Conductor. She was born in Richmond, Surrey, the daughter of Gustav Holst and his wife, Isobel Harrison. She was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School in London and at the Royal College of Music. From 1943 to 1951, she served as the Director of the Music Arts Centre at Dartington Hall in Devon from 1952 to 1964, as the musical assistant to Benjamin Britten, and, from 1953 to 1967, as the conductor of the Purcell Singers. In addition to writing and performing her own music, she was well-known as a conductor and an author of books about Bach, Britten, and her father. She is buried just behind Lord Britten and Sir Peter Pears.
Composer, Conductor. She was born in Richmond, Surrey, the daughter of Gustav Holst and his wife, Isobel Harrison. She was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School in London and at the Royal College of Music. From 1943 to 1951, she served as the Director of the Music Arts Centre at Dartington Hall in Devon from 1952 to 1964, as the musical assistant to Benjamin Britten, and, from 1953 to 1967, as the conductor of the Purcell Singers. In addition to writing and performing her own music, she was well-known as a conductor and an author of books about Bach, Britten, and her father. She is buried just behind Lord Britten and Sir Peter Pears.
Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine
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