Diana McVeagh explained

Diana McVeagh (born 6 September 1926, Ipoh)^[1] is a British author on classical music. She has written a biography of Gerald Finzi and several books on Edward Elgar.^{[2] [3] [4]} McVeagh studied at the Royal College of Music in the 1940s and was assistant editor with Andrew Porter at The Musical Times.^[5] Since 2013 the North American British Music Studies Association awards a biennial Diana McVeagh Prize for Best Book on British Music.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory . 1994 . Melrose Press . 695.
2. Book: McVeagh . Diana . Gerald Finzi's Letters, 1915-1956 . 2021 . Boydell Press . [S.l.] . 9781783275724.
3. Book: Tim Rayborn. A New English Music: Composers and Folk Traditions in England's Musical Renaissance from the Late 19th to the Mid-20th Century. 6 April 2016. McFarland. 978-0-7864-9634-1.
4. Book: McVeagh . Diana M. . Gerald Finzi: his life and music . 2005 . Boydell Press . Woodbridge . 9781843831709.
5. Book: Paul-André Bempéchat. Liber Amicorum Isabelle Cazeaux: Symbols, Parallels and Discoveries in Her Honor. 2005. Pendragon Press. 978-1-57647-091-6. 344.
6. Web site: Diana McVeagh Prize for Best Book on British Music . North American British Music Studies Association . 16 December 2020.