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Only Connect - Sir Michael Tippett <> Priaulx Rainier

How are these sitters connected?

The connection
In 1953 Tippett and Rainier put on a failed St Ives Festival, for which Tippett wrote a fanfare to be played from the church tower of St la.

Find out more about Tippett connections with co-curator Peter Sheppard Skaerved

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