Imogen Clare Holst (1907 - 1984)

Born 12 Apr 1907 in Richmond, Surrey, England

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Died 9 Mar 1984 at age 76 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Imogen Clare Von Holst was born on 9 June 1907 in Richmond, Surrey to composer Gustav Theodore von Holst and Emily (Harrison) von Holst . She was baptized on 12 Apr 1907 at St Michael and All Angels parish churc in Barnes, Surrey, England. ^[1]

She was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School in London and at the Royal College of Music. From 1943 to 1951, she served as the Director of the Music Arts Centre at Dartington Hall. From 1952 to 1964, she served as the musical assistant to Benjamin Britten in Devon, and, from 1953 to 1967, as the conductor of the Purcell Singers. In addition to writing and performing her own music, she was well-known as a conductor and an author of books about Bach, Britten, and her father.

She passed away in 1984 and was buried in the churchyard at St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England. She is buried just behind Lord Britten and Sir Peter Pears.

Sources

1. ↑ Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1917 for Imogen Clare Von Holst, Birth Date: 9 Jun 1907, Baptism Date: 12 Apr 1907, Baptism Place: Barnes, St Michael and All Angels, Surrey, England; Father: Gustave Theodore Von Holst, Mother: Emily Isabel Von Holst (Ancestry.com [on-line database]).

See also:

• Wikipedia: Imogen Holst
• 1911 England Census for Dist. 16, Barnes, Surrey. With father Gustan Theodore Von Holst 36, mother Emily Isobel Von Holst 35, self Imogen Clare Von Holst 3 & servant Lottie Barber 29.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6826019 : accessed 17 January 2020), memorial page for Imogen Holst (12 Apr 1907–9 Mar 1984), Find A Grave Memorial no. 6826019, citing St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Aldeburgh, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England ; Maintained by Find A Grave .