Imogen Holst
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Imogen Clare Holst was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist and festival administrator. The only child of the composer Gustav Holst, she is particularly known for her educati
Imogen Holst, photo by George C. Beresford
The house in Barnes where the Holst family lived between 1908 and 1913
Gustav Holst circa 1920, drawn by William Rothenstein
Royal College of Music
Aldeburgh
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Aldeburgh is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England, north of the River Alde. Its estimated population was 2,348 in 2024. It was home to the co
Imogen Holst
…established Dartington as a major centre of music education and activity. In the early 1950s Holst became Benjamin Britten's musical assistant, moved to Aldeburgh, and began helping with the organisation of the annual Aldeburgh Festival. In 1956 she became joint artistic director of the festival, and during the…
The Moot Hall
Aldborough, Suffolk c. 1826, by J. M. W. Turner
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Mayor of Aldeburgh, 1908
Aldeburgh Village sign