Vivienne Price Explained

Vivienne Price
Birth Date:9 January 1931
Birth Place:Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
Death Date:6 November 2014
Occupation:Music teacher
Known For:Founder of the National Children's Orchestra and Surrey College of Music
Spouse:Tony Carter

Vivienne Lola Price (9 January 1931 – 6 November 2014) was a British music teacher and the founder of the National Children's Orchestra in 1978.[1] In 1959, she and her husband Tony Carter bought Fitznells Manor in Ewell, Surrey, and formed the Fitznells School of Music, running it on the ground floor while living upstairs.[2] When the house was sold in 1988 the music school was moved to Ewell Castle School.[3] Vivienne was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Music Teacher awards for excellence 2014. She was made MBE in 1997.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Loving Memory of Vivienne Price MBE | The National Children's Orchestras of Great Britain . Nco.org.uk . 11 November 2014 . 23 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Vivienne Price - obituary. 9 November 2014. The Telegraph.
  3. Web site: About Us. 21 December 2022.
  4. News: Inglis . Anne . 11 December 2014 . Vivienne Price obituary . 7 February 2024 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.