Harry Mortimer

(Sir) Harry Mortimer ( born April 10, 1902 in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, † January 23, 1992 in London) was an English composer and conductor.

The father Fred Mortimer (1880-1953) was a conductor of the local brass band and gave Harry as well as his brothers Rex and Alex lessons in music theory and cornet. Later he also got lessons from William Rimmer ( 1862-1936 ). 1916 moved the whole family to Luton. There he became cornet soloist in the Luton ( Brass ) tied with 14 years Conductor of The Luton Red Cross Junior Band. The Lutonband was directed at that time by his father. This led the band to a considerable level. With the conductor William Halliwell 1923 National Championships were won at the Crystal Palace in London, which has hitherto repeated no more southern England Brass Band. Again, a change of residence of the family was in order. This time it went to Sandbach, where Father Fred Mortimer was conductor of the famous Foden 's Motor Works band. His three sons were playing, of course, also in this band, Alex euphonium, Rex Bass Tuba, Cornet and Harry.

All three were well-known conductors. On 28 competitions 1930-1968 a Brass Band was champion, which was conducted by one of the three Mortimer on 20 competitions. Father Fred was with his Foden 's Band seven times, Harry even nine times, especially with Black Dyke Mills, Alex three times and once Rex champion. Harry was also with the Fairey FP (Music ) Band nine times winner of the British Open Championships, which was also brass bands can participate outside the UK. As a conductor, the Fairey FP (Music ) Band, Black Dyke Mills, Munn & Felton 's (now GUS Brass Band ), Bickershaw Colliery Band and the Brighouse and Rastrick band he celebrated many successes. 1945 he was musical director of the Morris Concert Band with whom he also had numerous successes in competitions, in radio broadcasts and recordings on LPs. In the period 1935-1970 he was a professional conductor of the Fairey FP (Music ) Band.

Between 1933 and 1940 Harry Mortimer was a soloist with the Halle Orchestra in Manchester, the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Northern Orchestra. From 1936 to 1940 he was professor of trumpet at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. In 1942, he announced his solo career at major orchestras and was supervisor for Concert Band and Brass Bands at the BBC. He held until 1964 this function.

He gained as a conductor of so-called mass concerts at festivals and competitions Great awareness. Countless LPs were where the Fairey band, Coventry band, stepped in for the later the Foden 's Band and Morris Motors band often played by these concerts, entitled Men O'Brass. Mortimer brought the Black Dyke Mills and Grimethorpe Colliery in the prestigious Proms concerts in the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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  • Composer ( brass bands )
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  • Born in 1902
  • Died in 1992
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