Trevor Hold

Trevor Hold (21 September 1939 – 28 January 2004) was an English composer, poet and author, best known for his song cycles, many of them setting his own poetry. Biography Born in Northampton, Hold suffered an attack of polio at the age of seven, which affected his left arm. Piano lessons were used as therapy, and this led to an early interest in writing for the piano. He also began writing poetry in his teens. Hold was educated at Northampton Grammar School (1950–57), and went on to study at the University of Nottingham, where he completed a first class honours in music, followed by an MA. He became Head of Music at Market Harborough Grammar School, and from 1963–65 assistant lecturer in music at Aberystwyth University. From there he moved on to a lectureship in music at Liverpool University (1965–70). For two decades he taught at the University of Leicester and became a central figure in the local music making of the East Midlands, composing and conducting for local choirs and orchestras, and teaching adult education classes. One of his students was the pianist David Owen Norris. Hold took early retirement from Leicester in 1989 to concentrate on composing and writing. He died une