Ida Carroll

Ida Carroll
OBE
Ida Carroll
Born
Ida Gertrude Carroll

(1905-12-01)1 December 1905
West Didsbury, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died9 September 1995(1995-09-09) (aged 89)
Manchester, England, UK
EducationHilda Collen's Matthay School of Music
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Organizations

Ida Gertrude Carroll OBE (1 December 1905 – 9 September 1995) was a British music educator, university administrator, double bassist, and composer. From 1956 to 1972 she was President of the Northern School of Music, and she played a central role in overseeing the merger of that school with the Royal Manchester College of Music to found the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in 1973.[1] She was the first Dean of Management of the RNCM from 1973 to 1976. As a composer she wrote several works for the double bass which have become a part of the standard repertoire for that instrument. In 1964 she was awarded an OBE.[1][2]

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  2. ^ "Knighthoods for Manchester town clerk and former Lord Mayor". The Guardian. 1 January 1964. p. 5.