SONG OF LAU TSU

Composer: Colin Hodgetts

I was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, in 1940 and so spent four years under German occupation. Most of my schooling was at Elizabeth College, Guernsey.I played clarinet, piano and organ. At St. David’s College, Lampeter (BA), I held an organ exhibition. (1957-1960) At Ripon Hall, Oxford, I prepared for ordination in the Church of England. (1960-1961) I took a PGCE in RE and Music at the Institute of Education, London. (1964) I served my curacy at St. John-at-Hackney, East London. There I founded a youth drama group, assisted by Geoff and Chris Coward, with whom I wrote five plays which incorporated ‘folk’ music, dance and film slides. We performed in many London venues, including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southwark Cathedral, St M… Go to person page >