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Daphne Godson

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At the age of 18, Godson was reviewed in March 1950 and she was described as having ‘besides her beautiful tone, a confidence and a maturity about her playing that was quite exceptional’. She performed on the
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but was an amateur singer in church choirs and played violin and cello; her mother was a piano teacher and continued her own and Godson's musical education.
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Ladies College, and Waddell School of Music, until 1949, when she spent a year completing her violin and piano exams. Godson won scholarships including a
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in 1972, Godson and Leonard Friedman, with whom she had begun in the Scottish Baroque Ensemble, recorded for
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in 1961, and was praised for her 'technical mastery, beauty of tone, and maturity of interpretation' of
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Dove Scholarship, becoming a Licentiate (LRAM) in 1950, then studying with Canadian violinist,
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From 1959 to 1999, Godson performed concerts at the University of Edinburgh
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Between 1970 and 1995, she was also soloist with the Scottish Sinfonia.
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Born Edith Muriel Daphne Godson in Edinburgh, at 7 Stanley Street,
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the Scottish Early Music Consort, songs and dances from
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Index

LRAM
Portobello, Edinburgh
Scottish Baroque Ensemble
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
LRAM
Scottish Baroque Ensemble
Portobello
Bruntsfield
civil service
James Gillespie's
George Watson's
Royal Academy of London
Frederick Grinke
André Gertler
Darmstadt
Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition
BBC Home Service
Kenneth Leighton
Hans GĂĄl
Gateshead
Scottish Arts Council
Saltire Society
Chandos Records
Mary Queen of Scots
Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band
National Library of Scotland
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Scottish National Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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