Lennox Berkeley

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Lennox Berkeley

Lennox Berkeley AKA Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley

Born: 12-May-1903
Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died: 26-Dec-1989
Location of death: London, England [1]
Cause of death: Respiratory failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Composer

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Stabat Mater

[1] St. Charles' Hospital, Ladbroke Grove, London.

Father: Hastings George FitzHardinge Berkeley
Mother: Aline Carla Harris (b. 1863, d. 1935)
Wife: Elizabeth Freda Bernstein ("Freda", m. 14-Dec-1946, three sons)
Son: Michael FitzHardinge Berkeley (b. 29-May-1948)
Son: Julian Lennox (b. 1950)
Son: Nicholas Eadnoth (b. 1956)

High School: Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk
High School: St. George’s School, Harpenden
University: BA, Merton College, Oxford University (1926)
Professor: Composition, Royal Academy of Music (1946-68)

Composers' Guild of Great Britain President
Performing Rights Society President
Converted to Catholicism 1929
Cobbett Medal 1962
Commander of the British Empire 1957
Officer of the British Empire 1967
Knighthood 1974
Risk Factors: Alzheimer's

Official Website:
http://www.lennoxberkeley.org.uk/

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