Hugh Sir

Background

Roberton was born in Glasgow, where, in 1906, he founded the Glasgow Orpheus Choir.

Career

Foreign five years before that it was the Toynbee Musical Association. A perfectionist, he expected the highest standards of performance from its members. Its voice was a choir voice, its individual voices not tolerated.

He set new standards in choral technique and interpretation.

The choir also performed the works of Bach, Handel, Felix Mendelssohn, Peter Cornelius, Brahms and others He wrote the choral work (words by Katharine Tynan) All in the April Evening, and the popular songs Westering Home and Mairi"s Wedding.

Foreign this reason both he and the Glasgow Orpheus Choir were banned by the British Broadcasting Corporation from broadcasting during the Second World War.

Achievements

• Foreign almost fifty years until it disbanded in 1951, on the retirement of its founder, the Glasgow Orpheus Choir had no equal in Britain and toured widely enjoying world acclaim.

Membership

He was a pacifist and member of the Peace Pledge Union.