Artist Info: Erik Chisholm

Professor Erik William Chisholm (4 January 1904 – 8 June 1965) was a Scottish composer and conductor often known as "Scotland’s forgotten composer". According to his biographer, Chisholm "was the first composer to absorb Celtic idioms into his music in form as well as content, his achievement paralleling that of Bartók in its depth of understanding and its daring",[1] which led to his nickname of "MacBartók".[2] He was also a founder of the Celtic Ballet and [read more...]