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Edward Elgar
was born in Lower Broadheath in 1857.Formative experiences included conducting at the Worcester and County Lunatic Asylum, and a professorship at the Worcester College for the Blind Sons of Gentlemen. He played in the Worcester and Birmingham music festivals, and was an enthusiastic cyclist.
He rose to become one of the best known English composers, whose orchestral works include the Enigma Variations, Serenade for Strings, and Pomp and Circumstance.
Elgar was knighted at Buckingham Palace in 1904, appointed to the Order of Merit in 1911, and to Master of the King's Musick in 1924.
Photo by Les Haines.
