A biography of Charles Avison:

The Ingenious Mr Avison

To celebrate the tercentenary of Charles Avison’s birth, the Avison Ensemble and Tynebridge Publishing are proud to announce the publication of the first full biography of the composer. Three local authors have written this generously illustrated book with special expertise in the history of Newcastle and its cultural life.

Dr Roz Southey, lecturer at Newcastle University, has written widely on music making in the northeast during the eighteenth century. Margaret Maddison is a retired librarian who has studied many aspects of the cultural and social history of the region and has written many articles for a number of journals. David Hughes is a founder member of the Avison Society and has lectured extensively on Avison and his place in the cultural life of the area.

Price: £10.00 plus £2.50 postage and packing.

Overseas P & P £6