Thomas ARMSTRONG , D.Mus.
The idea of inviting school-children to compose tunes and send them in was originated by Sir Walford Davies , and I when Dr. Armstrong took over this s course from him eighteen months ago he decided to carry the idea on. Both Dr. Armstrong and the musicians who come to illustrate the lessons are astonished at the imagination and ability these little compositions show, and Dr. Armstrong would pay a tribute to the stimulating and musicianly work done by the teachers themselves at many of the schools.
Dr. Armstrong was organist at
Exeter Cathedral for nearly six years before he went to Christ Church, Oxford. He has often broadcast, of course, from both cathedrals, and is to broadcast from Oxford on December 28. He is conductor of the Oxford Bach Choir of 450 singers, a good many of them undergraduates. Dr. Armstrong gave a series of talks on English music two years ago.