Erik Chisholm

Erik William Chisholm was a Scottish composer, pianist, organist and conductor often known as Scotlands forgotten composer. According to his biographer, Chisholm was the first composer to absorb Celtic idioms into his music in form as well as content, his achievement paralleling that of Bartk in its depth of understanding and its daring, which led to his nickname of MacBartk. He was also a founder of the Celtic Ballet and, together with Margaret Morris, created the first fulllength Scottish ballet, The Forsaken Mermaid. He was also the dean and director of the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town foryears. Chisholm founded the South African College of Music opera company in Cape Town and was a vital force in bringing new operas to Scotland, England and South Africa. By the time of his death in 1965, he had composed over a hundred works.

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