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Percy Grainger
Shiley Theatre
5998 Alcala Park Way
Old Town San Diego, CA 92110
May 17, 2024
7:00 PM PDT
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Get ready for a night of fun and mischief at USD's Shiley Theatre - Our first ever inaugural performance awaits. Don't miss out!
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Percy Grainger Biography
Percy Aldridge Grainger (8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born pianist, composer, and champion of the saxophone and the Concert band. He was born in Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His father was an architect who emigrated from London, England, and his mother, Rose, was the daughter of hoteliers from Adelaide, South Australia, also of English immigrant stock. His father was an alcoholic. When Grainger was aged 11, his parents separated after his mother contracted syphilis from his father, who then returned to London. Grainger's mother was domineering and possessive, although cultured; she recognised his musical abilities, and took him to Europe in 1895 to study at Dr. Hoch's conservatory in Frankfurt. There he displayed his talents as a musical experimenter, using irregular and unusual meters.
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