As conductor of the London Orpheus Choir for 58 years, music director of the Ealing Choral Society for four decades, a professor at Trinity College of Music (now Trinity Laban) for 35 years, and a music director for three other amateur choral societies for much of that time, James Gaddarn was one of the most tireless, and quietly influential, figures in British music over the past half century and more.
SOURCE: The Stage at 12:51PM on April 2, 2012