London Calling, 1908-1920
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
Through her association with the ballet dancer Adeline Genée, Dora Bright reached the pinnacle of her career and took the music halls of England by storm. Her charitable works continued and she established herself as a Lady of some stature in London and at home in Somerset.