William Baines (1899-1922)
In 1991 George Kennaway conducted William Baines's Symphony in C minor (1917) at the Grassington Festival (North Yorkshire), with the Airedale Symphony Orchestra. Baines's MSS are held in the British Library, and a microfilm of his full score is held by the Yorkshire County Music Collection in Wakefield. A CD of this work is available for a nominal charge; if interested, please email your details. For more on Baines, try this article.
Yorkshire Post, 5th June 1991, interview with Simon Cargill:
Letter of appreciation from Arthur Butterworth:
