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Re: Noted living Accringtonians.
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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson
Sir Harrison Birtwistle , in his 70s, a Huncoat lad, AGS Old Boy, is rated in the top five British-born composers of music. There are those who don't rate his music, being regarded as 'modernist', but his photo is on the wall of the gallery in the Royal Albert Hall alongside Purcell and Britten.
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He already has his own thread, along with Ossie Clark.
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...stle-4601.html
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...lark-4067.html
I just thought I'd record the details of other local people, who've made an impact in their own field, but who perhaps we don't have enough details on, to justify their own separate thread.
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