George Newson, avant-garde composer who worked with Delia Derbyshire and danced with John Cage – obituary : vimarsana.com

George Newson, who has died aged 91, was once a leading light in the avant-garde; he composed an early piece of British electronic music, saw his oratorio Arena (1971) conducted at the Proms by Pierre Boulez and danced with John Cage to the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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