Avison

	Avison Avison is a name. Notable people with that name include: ; As a surname * Al Avison (192084), American comic book artist Charles Avison (170970), English composer during the Baroque and Classical periods David Avison (19372004), American photographer and physicist John Avison (191583), Canadian conductor and pianist Margaret Avison (19182007), Canadian prizewinning poet ; As a personal name * André Avison Tsitohery (active 2009), Malagasy politician * Avison Scott (18481925), English first class cricketer See also Avison Ensemble The Avison Ensemble is one of England's leading exponents of classical music on period instruments. It is named after Charles Avison (1709–1770), the Newcastle-born composer, conductor and organist, considered ‘the most important English conce ... , one of England's foremost exponents of classical music on period instruments {{surname, Avison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Charles Avison Charles Avison (; 16 February 1709 (baptised)9 or 10 May 1770) was an English composer during the Baroque and Classical periods. He was a church organist at St John The Baptist Church in Newcastle and at St. Nicholas's Church (later Newcastle Cathedral). He is most known for his ''12 Concerti Grossi after Scarlatti'' and his ''Essay on Musical Expression'', the first music criticism published in English. He composed in a transitional style that alternated between Baroque and Classical idioms. Life The son of Richard and Anne Avison, Charles Avison was baptised on 16 February 1709, at St John the Baptist Church, in Newcastle. According to '' The New Grove Dictionary'', he was also born in this city. His educational history, though unclear, could have been at one of the two charity schools serving St John's parish. Some sources claim that Charles was the fifth of nine children, while others claim that he was the seventh of ten children. Regardless, Avison was born into a fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Margaret Avison Margaret Avison, (April 23, 1918 – July 31, 2007) was a Canadian poet who twice won Canada's Governor General's Award and has also won its Griffin Poetry Prize.Michael Gnarowski,Avison, Margaret" ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 156. According to the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', "Her work has been praised for the beauty of its language and images." Early life and education Avison, the daughter of a Methodist minister, was born in Galt, Ontario in 1918. She moved to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1920, and Calgary, Alberta a few years later. Her family moved again, in 1930, to Toronto, Ontario. She attended Alma College, located in St. Thomas, Ontario, ca. 1935. As a teenager she was hospitalized for anorexia. She attended Victoria College at the University of Toronto, entering in 1936 and getting her B.A. in 1940 (and returning to pick up her M.A. in 1965). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Al Avison Alfred Dean Avison (July 7, 1920 – December 1984) was an American comic book artist known for his work on the Marvel Comics characters the Whizzer, which he co-created, and Captain America during the 1930–1940s period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of comic books. Biography Early life and career Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of artist and WPA muralist George Avison, Al Avison was influenced by the work of his father and of commercial illustrator Albert Dorne.Alfred Avison at Ask Art: The American Artists Bluebook. . He studied art at Pratt Institute in Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Avison John Henry Patrick Avison, (April 25, 1915November 30, 1983) was a Canadian conductor and pianist. From 1938 to 1980, he was the founding conductor of the CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra. He was a longtime member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) and was married to VSO violinist Angelina Avison. In 1978 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, and in 1980 he was awarded the Canadian Music Council Medal. Born in Vancouver, Avison earned an Associates diploma from the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1929. During the early 1930s he studied in his native city with J.D.A. Tripp (piano) and Allard de Ridder (conducting). He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia in 1935 and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Washington in 1936. During World War II he served in the Canadian Army, after which he pursued further music studies at the Juilliard School (1946), Columbia University (1946–1947), and Yale Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	David Avison David Avison (March 13, 1937 – March 7, 2004) was an American photographer and physicist, best known for his use of a wide angle lens to capture nature, crowds, and portraits. Focused on panoramic photography, Avison photographed Chicago's urban landscapes, turning to Chicago's beaches for his contribution to the documentary project Changing Chicago (1987–88, Art Institute of Chicago). Avison spent the bulk of his photographic career in Chicago before moving to Boston in 1997. Avison received his PhD in physics from Brown University in 1966 and an M.S. in photography from the Illinois Institute of Chicago's Institute of Design. He worked as an instructor of physics at Brown University from 1959 to 1966 and an instructor of physics at Purdue University from 1967 to 1969. Combining his love of physics and photography, Avison designed and built his own panoramic cameras which he used to take all of his photographs. Two of Avison's handmade cameras as well as models and notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	André Avison Tsitohery Avison André Tsitohery is a Malagasy politician. A member of the National Assembly of Madagascar, he was elected as a member of the Tiako I Madagasikara party; he represents the constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ... of Betioki Atsimo. ReferencesProfile on National Assembly site Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the National Assembly (Madagascar) Tiako I Madagasikara politicians Place of birth missing (living people) {{Madagascar-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Avison Scott Reverend Avison Terry Scott (18 July 1848 – 18 June 1925) was an English first-class cricketer active from 1867–71, and who played for Cambridge Town Club (''aka'' Cambridgeshire) and Cambridge University. He was born in Cambridge and died in Marylebone. He later became an Anglican priest. Family Notable relatives Scott was a descendant of the commentator Thomas Scott; nephew of Sir George Gilbert Scott; first cousin of George Gilbert Scott Jr.; uncle of Elliot Dowell Tillard; first cousin once removed of Giles Gilbert Scott; and father of George Arbuthnot Scott. Own immediate relatives Scott was the son of Canon John Scott, Vicar of Wisbech, the brother of the architect George Gilbert Scott. In 1874 he married Dora (Dorothea Sarah), daughter of The Rev. Richard Tillard, Rector of Blakeney, Norfolk: as well as their middle child, the cricketer George they had three older (John Wilfrid; Amy Florence; and Charles Tillard) and three younger children ( Arthur Avison; Walter Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]