Tim Mahon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>What ever happened to Swann after Flanders' untimely demise? I heard he
>caught religion in a big way, but I've sort of lost track...

The partnership broke up - pretty friendily - while Flanders was still
very much in the land of the living; largely because Swann got sick & tired
of the touring grind.  Flanders continued performing (one of his musical
collaborators was Joseph Horovitz, a fine composer; probably best known for
the _Rumpole of the Bailey_ theme); while Swann developed his concert music
career.

Religion (Quakerism, if i remember rightly - never guaranteed) was always
a major part of Swann's life; & i gather helped the composer during serious
health problems during the last years of his life.  An autobiography -
Swann's Way: a life in song - was published; but i've never seen a copy of
it.

The song was called _Song of Reproduction_, by the way....

All the best,

Robert Clements <[log in to unmask]>
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