John Gardner CBE 1917 - 2011

[Wolsey]

The composer and teacher John Gardner, who is probably best known for the carol Tomorrow shall be my dancing day written for St Paul's Girls' School (where he was Director of Music from 1962-1975, succeeding Herbert Howells), has died at the age of 94. http://www.johnlintongardner.co.uk/index.htm

[Roehre]

The composer and teacher John Gardner, who is probably best known for the carol Tomorrow shall be my dancing day written for St Paul's Girls' School (where he was Director of Music from 1962-1975, succeeding Herbert Howells), has died at the age of 94. http://www.johnlintongardner.co.uk/index.htm

see http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...hlight=gardner

[salymap]

I must be wrong but didn't Holst [also associated with St Paul's Girls' School] publish a version of this,together with 'Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day'?

Anyway, RIP John Gardner. A good long life.

[Serial_Apologist]

Yep saly

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Shall_Be_My_Dancing_Day

[Wolsey]

see http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...hlight=gardner

Thanks, Roehre, for drawing my attention to that.

I must be wrong but didn't Holst [also associated with St Paul's Girls' School] publish a version of this, together with 'Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day'?

Anyway, RIP John Gardner. A good long life.

Despite what Wikipedia says, I have never seen an arrangement by Holst of Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day in any catalogue of his works, nor is it mentioned in his biography (Michael Short 1990 OUP) in front of me.

[Roehre]

Despite what Wikipedia says, I have never seen an arrangement by Holst of Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day in any catalogue of his works; nor is it mentioned in his biography (Michael Short 1990 OUP) in front of me.

Imoge Holst doen't mention such an arrangement in her catalogue of her father's works.

[Hill1908]

Holst set the full text of the carol under the title 'This have I done for my true love'.

[salymap]

Holst set the full text of the carol under the title 'This have I done for my true love'.

I worked in music publishing and it definitely rings bells for me. ? Augener, now O/P ??

[Roehre]

Holst set the full text of the carol under the title 'This have I done for my true love'.

Imogen's Catalogue mentions this as opus 34 no.1 H.128, dating from 1916, published by Augener 1919.

[salymap]

Thanks Roehre.Still available in the 50s/60s.

[subcontrabass]

Thanks Roehre.Still available in the 50s/60s.

We sang it when I was in our school choir in 1963.

[Mr Stoat]

Holst set the full text of the carol under the title 'This have I done for my true love'.

I can't put my hand on it immediately, but I'm sure St John's Cambridge recorded this under David Hill on a CD 'Christmas at St John's'

[pole_2_pole]

http://www.southwellminster.org/recordings.html

Third CD down has the track you're after... It is an excellent, fast paced setting with (unsurprisingly) a rather folksong-esque sound world to the melody.

[Parry1912]

Naxos have a recording of some of his orchestral works which is well worth having:

http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.570406

[salymap]

I now remember that Holst, who was friendly with Conrad Noel, the Red Vicar of Thaxted, arranged a dance [or got someone else to], to this music which was performed in Thaxted Church.