Brian Bonsor

(James) Brian Bonsor (Born 21 August 1926 in Hawick) is a Scottish-born composer and teacher specialising in the recorder. He was awarded an MBE in 2002 for services to Teaching Music, especially the Recorder [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/in_depth/uk/2002/birthday_honours_2002/2045223.stm] . The Enjoy the Recorder (Schott & Co. Ltd. ISBN: 0901938718) book is widely used in schools. Other well known compositions include the following arrangements for recorders: Mock Morris (Percy Aldridge Grainger 1985), Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber) and the Emperor Waltz (Johann Strauss 1985). Brian was a musical director for the Society of Recorder Players [http://www.srp.org.uk/] starting in 1957 [http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/bonsor] .He spent about 35 years in musical education, latterly as Regional Advisor. He also worked with such famous people as Alison and Ashli Moody, who are both talented pianists.→±≠×′°°—ICANOTBELIEVETHEYLETMERIGHTONTHIS