Background
Thomson, John Mansfield was born on March 10, 1926 in Blenheim, New Zealand. Son of Arthur Mansfield Thomson and Frances Jean Wemyss.
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This comprehensive history of the diverse and unheralded music of New Zealand focuses on performance from colonial times to the formation of the national symphony orchestra in 1947, and composition from Alfred Hill in the early 1900s to the flowering of local composers in the 1970s.
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Thomson, John Mansfield was born on March 10, 1926 in Blenheim, New Zealand. Son of Arthur Mansfield Thomson and Frances Jean Wemyss.
Student, Nelson (New Zealand) College, 1942. Bachelor, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, 1948. Doctor of Music (honorary), Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, 1991.
Student, University College Camberwell School Arts, London, 1951.
Editor, Composer, 1963-1966; music books editor, Barrie & Jenkins, London, 1964-1966; editor, Recorder and Music Magazine, London, 1965-1974; music books editor, Faber & Faber, London, 1966-1971; founding editor, Early Music, London, 1973-1983; founding editor, Stout Center Review, 1990-1995; founding editor, New Zealand Books, 1991-1992.
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Member committee Macnaghten Concerts, London, 1966-1972. Chairman Consort of Musick, London, 1973-1976. Member music panel Arts Council Great Britain, 1978-1981.
Board directors Stout Research Center, Wellington, since 1983. With Royal Navy, 1944-1945. Member National Early Music Association Great Britain (president since 1990).