Dorothy Hesse

Piano teacher and founder of WGC Music Club

 

Dorothy Hesse

Name: female speaker

Subject: Dorothy Hesse and the Welwyn Garden City Music Club

Duration: 4:48

Interview date: c2016

A local resident talks about the charismatic music teacher Dorothy Hesse, who founded the Welwyn Garden City Music Club in 1944. Meetings took place in H. G. Wells’ house and the interviewee recalls  musicians such as Alfred Brendel and Steven Bishop spending time at her house while performing in WGC. Dorothy’s sister Stephanie was also mentioned in context of bringing the Amadeus Quartet to play in the club during the war. The speaker talks fondly about her music lessons with Dorothy and her family’s involvement with the music club.