The death of former music teacher Hugh Turpin (M 83-13) has affected many people, and some of the tributes we have received follow.

Philip Etchells (M 75-06) writes:

“Over several years I collaborated with Hugh on house plays, pantomimes and revues. His talent and the breadth of his musical tastes were remarkable. He always needed a deadline but, in the end, his contribution was excellent. Two items in particular stick in my mind. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of VE Day, we produced a show in the Memorial Hall. As part of it he sang ‘Kaddish’, the Jewish Prayer for the Dead. Some years earlier in a celebration for the centenary of Grindal House, he performed ‘The Slow Train’, a piece of 1950s nostalgia from Flanders and Swann. These are two pieces as different as it is possible to be; yet Hugh brought to one an impressive intensity and to the other a delightful lightness of touch.

The school was very lucky to have had him.”

 

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