George Lloyd Film Premiere
Day 17 Month September Year 2013
This was the centenary year of composer George Lloyd who was born in St Ives on June 28th 1913.
A new documentary film about the composer George Lloyd, produced by local film company Redcliffe Films, was premiered on 17th September 2013 at Society of Artists in St Ives. The film was in association with the George Lloyd Society. It includes some of his best known compositions accompanied by an interview with his nephew William Lloyd and original recordings of George Lloyd talking about life and work set in the context of the Cornish landscape that inspired much of his music. The film was also shown in Truro Cathedral on October 5th .
Films
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George Lloyd
George Lloyd was born in St Ives in 2013 and the Cornish landscape influenced much of his music. His musical talent was evident from an early age,..
Hannah More
Hannah more was born in 1745 at Fishponds in Bristol. Hannah and her four sisters were educated by their father who was a school teacher. When he decided that their education had been completed Hannah and her sisters started a school for girls at Park Street in Bristol…
Severn and Somme
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MASHA AND DASHA TWO HEARTS IN ONE
Juliet Butler qualified with a degree in Russian. In 1982 she became a journalist in Moscow. She met the world’s most extreme siamese twins Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova…