Death of an English conductor, 102
RIPThe long-serving conductor of two great choruses, Stephen Wilkinson died this morning at home and with all his wits about him at the age of 102.
He led the BBC Northern Singers from 1954 to 1993, and of the William Byrd Singers of Manchester, nurturing the careers of unnumerable vocalists.
He is survived by his wife Delyth and two daughters, the Belgium-based early music alto Clare Wilkinson and Zurich-based Stella, a violist.
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