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Ronald Law,
piano, was born and educated in Sheffield. He graduated from Birmingham
University with a degree in music and after obtaining a teaching diploma at
Sheffield University began a long career teaching music in Sheffield schools;
King Edward VII and Silverdale, where he was Head of Music. His musical
experience has been varied. He founded and conducted the Fossdale Singers (now
called Escafeld Chorale) for sixteen years. He was conductor of Sheffield Male
Voice Choir for four years and has been guest conductor on many occasions of
orchestras, including the Sheffield Youth Orchestra. A keen keyboard player he
played with a ‘big’ band called ‘Sounds 40’ and for a number of years was
co-director of ‘Late Arrivals’ - a seven-piece jazz band. Ron has been an
organist and choirmaster for over thirty years and although having retired from
this he remains an itinerant organist, playing at various churches, including
Sheffield Cathedral. Throughout his career Ron has written music for all the
groups he has been involved with. He and his wife are members of Sheffield
Oratorio Chorus, who recently performed his cantata God and Man. Details
of his music can be found on
www.musicbusinessplus.com. We are pleased to welcome Ron to the Society as
our accompanist. |
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