Grace Burrows
Grace Burrows | |
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| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Music educator Orchestra conductor |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
| Spouse(s) | Horace William Lee (1889โ1976)[1] |
Grace Burrows (29 June 1893 โ 1981) was an English violinist, violin teacher and orchestra conductor.
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Grace Burrows was born in
University College, Leicester, in 1924.[3] In 1922 she served as the founding leader of the Leicester Symphony Orchestra,[4] and in 1934 she also conducted the British Women's Symphony Orchestra.[5]
She
died at age 87. Notable students include Joyce Howard Barrell.
Works
Although best known as a violinist, teacher and orchestra leader, Burrows also published didactic music for violin. Selected works include:
- Easy Exercises and Studies in the Third Position (1935)[6]
References
- ^ "Grace Burrows". Leicester Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular, 1922, retrieved 27 June 2014
- ^ Burrows collection, retrieved 27 June 2014
- ^ Leicester Symphony Orchestra: History, retrieved 27 June 2014
- ^ Duchen, Jessica (4 March 2014), Women's Orchestras Symphony of Solidarity, retrieved 27 June 2014
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Part 3, Library of Congress, 1936, retrieved 27 June 2014