Grace Burrows (29 June 1893 – 1981) was an English violinist, violin teacher and orchestra conductor.

Life and career

Grace Burrows was born in Leicester, the daughter of Dr. Benjamin Harper Burrows (1864–1915) who served as organist for a number of churches in the Leicester area. She was also the sister of composer

Benjamin Burrows Dr Benjamin Burrows (20 October 1891 – 28 January 1966 in Leicester, England) was an English organist, pianist, music teacher, inventor, composer of art songs and instrumental music.Unknown author, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Music'' online ...

(1891–1966). In the early 1920s she played viola in an ensemble called The Birmingham Quartet. She was appointed as a Lecturer in Music at the University College, Leicester, in 1924. In 1922 she served as the founding leader of the

Leicester Symphony Orchestra Leicester Symphony Orchestra is based in Leicester, England. The orchestra was founded by Malcolm Sargent in 1922 along with Grace Burrows as orchestra leader. Sargent continued to conduct the orchestra until 1939. In these early years, the orchest ...

, and in 1934 she also conducted the British Women's Symphony Orchestra. She died at age 87. Notable students include Joyce Howard Barrell.

Works

Although best known as a violinist, teacher and orchestra leader, Burrows also published didactic music for violin. Selected works include: *''Easy Exercises and Studies in the Third Position'' (1935)

References

External links

The British Women's Symphony Orchestra (1934) conducted by Grace Burrows from Youtube.
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