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John Hosier was born on 18 November, 1928 in Kingsbury, Middlesex, England, is a British musician and broadcaster. Discover John Hosier's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Occupation Music educator
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 18 November, 1928
Birthday 18 November
Birthplace Kingsbury, Middlesex, England
Date of death 2000
Died Place London, England
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1928

John Hosier CBE (18 November 1928 – 28 March 2000) was an English musical educator.

He was born with stunted fingers so was unable to play most musical instruments himself.

Later in life, when asked about his hands by children, he said he used to bite his fingernails too much.

John Hosier was born in the northwest London suburb of Kingsbury, Middlesex.

His father, Harry Hosier, was the co-founder of the building firm Hosier and Dickinson alongside G.W. Dickinson, a Master Builder.

His mother, Constance, was a violinist.

She overcame the problem of his playing a musical instrument by teaching him to play the xylophone.

1950

He attended Fryent Primary School, Kingsbury, Preston Manor County Grammar School, now Preston Manor High School, Wembley and St John's College, Cambridge where he also served as a director of Footlights from 1950–1951.

1953

Hosier's career began in 1953 when he was appointed as a music producer for BBC Radio for schools, a position he held until 1959.

1960

Then from 1960 until 1973 he worked in BBC Television for schools.

He was producer of the Schools Television programme Music Time.

1973

From 1973 until 1976, he was the inspector for Inner London Education Authority and the director of the Centre for Young Musicians.

1978

From 1978 until 1989, he was the principal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the Barbican Arts Centre.

During the trial of the musician Philip Pickett, it emerged that the parents of one of the students raped by Pickett had written to Hosier to complain.

The parents were told to take their child elsewhere for lessons.

The following year, the Guildhall awarded Pickett a Fellowship, one of its highest honours.

1984

He became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1984.

1986

In 1986, Hosier worked with Leonard Bernstein for the Barbican Centre's Leonard Bernstein Festival.

1989

In 1989 he was appointed Director of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, a position he held for five years until 1993.

1994

He was director of the Early Music Centre in London from 1994 until his death in 2000.

He was married to Biddy Baxter, the editor of the BBC's children's television programme Blue Peter for nearly 25 years.

2003

In 2003, Baxter established the John Hosier Music Trust which offers scholarships to students to take up post-graduate studies.