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Imogen Clare Holst CBE (née von Holst; 12 April 1907 – 9 March 1984) was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist, and festival administrator. The only child of the composer Gustav Holst , she is particularly known for her educational work at Dartington Hall in the 1940s, and for her 20 years as joint artistic director ...
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. She worked with Herbert Howells before entering the Royal College of Music in 1926 to study composition with George Dyson and Gordon Jacob, harmony and ...
Imogen Holst was a significant figure in 20th-century British music, known for her own works, her biography of her father Gustav Holst, and her work with Britten and the Aldeburgh Festival. Learn about her life, achievements, works, and performances on Faber Music's website.
Imogen Holst was the only child of Gustav Holst and a long-time associate of Benjamin Britten. She was a gifted musician who taught, conducted, arranged and wrote about music, and helped to establish the Aldeburgh Festival.
Imogen Holst (1907-1984) was a British composer, teacher, arranger and conductor, influenced by folk music and her father Gustav Holst. She wrote songs, choral works, orchestral pieces and arrangements of English and Indian folk songs, and worked with Benjamin Britten and Colin Matthews.
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About Imogen Holst – The Holst Project. 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… BIOGRAPHY. BIBLIOGRAPHY. DISCOGRAPHY. LIST OF WORKS.
Books. Imogen Holst: A Life in Music, Volume 7. This paperback edition is updated to include new insights into Holst's life and work resulting from the discovery of important unseen...
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