Adrian
A. Smith
b. Kingston-upon-Hull,
28 October 1931
d. Huddersfield,
6 December 2005
Contributions from
John Quinn
Paul Serotsky
Sir Malcolm
Arnold, CBE
Arthur
Butterworth MBE
Mathew
Curtis
Keith
Llewellyn
Elaine
Carter
Marilyn
and Dick Myers, Edgewood Symphony
Orchestra
Stuart
Marsden, SPO Trumpeter
From Elaine Carter,
pupil of Adrian’s at St. Gregorys (1965
– 72) -
Memories of Adrian
Adrian was an inspirational
musician and teacher. He made the school
orchestra a major attraction and a "cool"
place to be as teenagers – a great introduction
to music-making for young people. He
expected of us - and achieved - a high
standard, through his enthusiasm, hard
work and dry sense of humour. He pursued
an adventurous repertoire, unusual for
a school orchestra (… "No, we’re
not going to play Water Music, that’s
for ordinary school orchestras"…).
Adrian provided us with the opportunity
to join a distinguished orchestra like
Slaithwaite which, as far as I was concerned,
resulted in the final addiction to orchestral
music-making. His enthusiastic presentation
of music to so many students, players
and audiences has spread the love of
music widely, and I feel privileged
to be one of the many people who has
benefited from knowing our exceptional
friend and teacher, Adrian.
