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Lennox Berkeley

Lennox BerkeleyAKA Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley

Born: 12-May-1903
Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died: 26-Dec-1989
Location of death: London, England [1]
Cause of death: Respiratory failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Composer

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Stabat Mater


[1] St. Charles' Hospital, Ladbroke Grove, London.

Father: Hastings George FitzHardinge Berkeley
Mother: Aline Carla Harris (b. 1863, d. 1935)
Wife: Elizabeth Freda Bernstein ("Freda", m. 14-Dec-1946, three sons)
Son: Michael FitzHardinge Berkeley (b. 29-May-1948)
Son: Julian Lennox (b. 1950)
Son: Nicholas Eadnoth (b. 1956)

    High School: Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk
    High School: St. George’s School, Harpenden
    University:
BA, Merton College, Oxford University (1926)
    Professor: Composition, Royal Academy of Music (1946-68)

    Composers' Guild of Great Britain President
    Performing Rights Society President
    Converted to Catholicism 1929
    Cobbett Medal 1962
    Commander of the British Empire 1957
    Officer of the British Empire 1967
    Knighthood 1974
    Risk Factors: Alzheimer's

Official Website:
http://www.lennoxberkeley.org.uk/



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