. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Gervase Alfred Booth Hughes (1 September 1905 \u2013 July 1984) was an English composer, conductor and writer on music. From 1926 to 1933, Hughes pursued a career as a conductor and chorus master, principally at the British National Opera Company, and also co-produced Shakespeare plays. He left the musical profession in 1933, raising a family and working first as an executive in a railway company and later running luxury European tours. From 1960 to 1972 he published a series of books on musical subjects, beginning with a study of the music of Arthur Sullivan, published in 1960."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "24271299"^^ . . . . . . . . "6771"^^ . . . "Gervase Hughes"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1121724362"^^ . . . . . "Gervase Alfred Booth Hughes (1 September 1905 \u2013 July 1984) was an English composer, conductor and writer on music. From 1926 to 1933, Hughes pursued a career as a conductor and chorus master, principally at the British National Opera Company, and also co-produced Shakespeare plays. He left the musical profession in 1933, raising a family and working first as an executive in a railway company and later running luxury European tours. From 1960 to 1972 he published a series of books on musical subjects, beginning with a study of the music of Arthur Sullivan, published in 1960."@en . . . . . . . . .