Vivienne Price

Vivienne Price
Born9 January 1931
Died6 November 2014 (2014-11-07) (aged 83)
OccupationMusic teacher
Known forFounder of the National Children's Orchestra and Surrey College of Music
SpouseTony Carter

Vivienne Lola Price MBE (9 January 1931 – 6 November 2014) was a British music teacher and the founder of the National Children's Orchestra in 1978.[1][2] 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.[3] When the house was sold in 1988 the music school was moved to Ewell Castle School.[4] Vivienne was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Music Teacher awards for excellence 2014. She was made MBE in 1997.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Inglis, Anne (11 December 2014). "Vivienne Price obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "In Loving Memory of Vivienne Price MBE | The National Children's Orchestras of Great Britain". Nco.org.uk. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Vivienne Price - obituary". The Telegraph. 9 November 2014.
  4. ^ "About Us". 21 December 2022.