Dora Bright - Her Life and Works in the Public Eye - Anthony Bilton
Swansong, 1940-1951
Dora Bright - Her Life and Works in the Public Eye - Anthony Bilton
Anthony Bilton [+]
Independent Scholar
Anthony Bilton built a successful career as an IT Risk and Audit Consultant working with some of the largest management consultancies and banks in the UK. However, throughout his career he maintained his keen interest in music (sparked by his teacher, the organist at Beverley Minster), both playing and researching. Two particular strands to his musical life – his research into Romantic piano concertos and his exploration of Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel’s music – led Anthony Bilton to Dora Bright’s piano concerto and thence to this biography, which will offer the first full-length study of Bright’s inspirational life and work.
Description
The war years did not significantly impact Dora Bright’s lifestyle or drive, as she turned her attention to the musical press, becoming the radio critic for the magazine, Musical Opinion. She continued to entertain in London and Somerset, but in 1951 passed away mostly forgotten, as was her music.