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William Glock
British music critic (1908 - 2000)
Sir William Frederick Glock, CBE (3 May 1908 – 28 June 2000) was a British music critic and musical administrator who was instrumental in introducing the Continental avant-garde, notably promoting the career of Pierre Boulez.[1]
Biography
[edit]Glock was born in London. He read history at the University of Cambridge and was an organ scholar at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.[2] He studied piano with Artur Schnabel in Berlin from 1930 to 1933.[3]
Before becoming controller of music at the BBC in 1959, Glock had a career as a music critic. He was music critic of the Daily Telegraph in 1934, and then of The Observer (1934–1945). He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.[4] In 1949 he founded the music journal The Score, and served as its editor until 1961. He was music critic at the New Statesman, from 1958 to 1959.
Glock became the first director of the Bryanston Summer School of Music in 1948.[5] On the encouragement of Schnabel, he founded the Dartington International Summer School in 1953, and was its director until 1979. The summer school put on performances of works by contemporary composers and courses for musicians. Nota
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BBC presenter Petroc Trelawny, 53, reveals his regret over not coming out to his father before his death
BBC Radio three breakfast presenter Petroc Trelawny has revealed that he regrets that never came out to his father before he died 10 years ago.
Army officer Richard 'certainly knew' his son was gay, but the two never spoke about it.
Trelawny said the conversation would have been stressful, and didn't really believe that anything would be achieved by it.
The 53-year-old told the Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth podcast: 'My father never made any homophobic comments, interestingly. I think... I think he probably knew. He certainly knew later on. I never, I slightly regret that I never talked to him about it.
Petroc Trelawny in east Cornwall. The BBC Radio three host has revealed his regret over not coming out to his father before his death
Trelawny (pictured at Paddington Station) said the conversation would have been 'stressful' and that he didn't believe it would have achieved anything
Trelawny's parents Richard and Jennifer on their wedding day in 1953. The BBC presenter said his father 'certainly knew' he was gay despite them never discussing it
Trelawny pictured aged around eight in his home village of St Martin, Cornwall
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