| Code | DS/UK/1436 |
| Name | Bernard; Anthony (1891-1963); English conductor, organist, pianist, composer |
| Dates | 25 January 1891-6 April 1963 |
| Gender | Male (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Essex, London, England (born) |
| Relationships | Illegitimate son of Rosetta Ann Casselden (spouse of Alfred Charles Butler (coal-merchant)) and Thomas Bidgood (band leader, often listed in records regarding illegitimate children as Henry James Barnard)
Father of Nicolette Bernard (actress) and Christine Bernard (editor)
Great-grandfather of Elly Jackson (musician, commonly known as La Roux) |
| Biography | Anthony Bernard was an English conductor, organist, pianist and composer.
In 1921 he was one of the people at a luncheon convened by Sir Edward Elgar, the other invitees being Arthur Bliss, Eugene Goossens, John Ireland, Adrian Boult, and W. H. "Billy" Reed, leader of the London Symphony Orchestra. The purpose of the meeting turned out to be Elgar's suggestion that Bliss, Goossens and Herbert Howells each write a new piece for the 1922 Three Choirs Festival, to be held in Gloucester. Bliss's contribution was his A Colour Symphony. Goossens wrote Silence for chorus and orchestra. Howells wrote Sine Nomine for wordless chorus. Elgar's own contribution was his orchestration of Bach's Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 542. |