British composer Desmond Ratcliffe died on 11 April 2001, aged 83. http://www.mvdaily.com/news/?a Other news: Deaths of Sir Harry Secombe, Graziella Sciutti and Ovidiu Badila. Judith Lang Zaimont is honoured by the Van Cliburn Competition. The Ondine Trio wins the 2001 Parkhouse Award An American Composers' Forum grant funds 'Fantasy of the Red-Eyed Creature' - a collaborative project involving Virginia school children. http://www.mvdaily.com/news/?a Receive Music & Vision's monthly newsletter: send a blank email to our autoresponder at [log in to unmask] Keith Bramich, technical editor, M&V [log in to unmask]