Group    From 1956 

Park Lane Group

From their website: This is a charity which "Given the free use of Park Lane House, 45 Park Lane, London W1 in 1956..." gives opportunities to young musicians.

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Park Lane Group

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Sir Osbert Sitwell

Wondering why the Park Lane Group, a musical charity, should erect this plaqu...

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Professor Cecília Vajda

Professor Cecília Vajda

Britain's leading exponent of Kodaly's principles of musicianship training, founder of the British Kodaly Academy, Born in Budapest, Vajda studied with Kodály. From the Picture source: "... came t...

Person, Music / songs, Hungary

1 memorial
Sir Gerald Dodson

Sir Gerald Dodson

Sir Gerald Dodson, KT, was Recorder of London 1937-59, the longest holder of that office. Also, he wrote the libretto of the popular operetta, The Rebel Maid, composed by Montague Phillips in 1921.

Person, Music / songs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Thomas Augustine Arne

Thomas Augustine Arne

Composer. Born in King Street, Covent Garden. Wrote "Rule Britannia" in the Dove Pub, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, it is said. Buried in St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden.

Person, Music / songs

3 memorials
Black Music Congress, etc.

Black Music Congress, etc.

A number of groups related to black music history seem to have come and gone; it's difficult to disentangle them. These links were working in 2021: Black History Month, IRDUK (mentioned on the post...

Group, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Race Issues

1 memorial
Thomas Tiplady

Thomas Tiplady

Born Yorkshire. Raised as a Methodist. Became a minister in the East End, a chaplain in WW1. Became Superintendent of the Lambeth Mission in London in 1922, and was there 32 years. Wrote many hymns...

Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Religion

1 memorial