Category:Adlam Burnett
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References
[edit]- (August 2016). "A Farewell to Finchcocks - Richard & Katrina Burnett interviewed by Medea Bindewald" (PDF). Sounding Board (10): 5-10. British Harpsichord Society.
- Susana Smith Bautista (2021/06/15) "CASE IN POINT: Finchcocks Musical Museum, Goudhurst, Kent, United Kingdom" in How to Close a Museum: A Practical Guide, Rowman & Littlefield, p. 61 ISBN: 978-1-5381-4899-0. "Museum founders Richard and Katrina Burnett purchased the historic Georgian manor named Finchcocks, originally built in 1725 and named after the family that lived on the site in the thrteenth century. Richard was a concert pianist and a partner in Adlam Burnett Historical Keyboard Instruments Ltd., which built instruments in a workshop at the residence until 1980. In 1976, after extensive restoration to the home, in opened to the public as the Finchcocks Musical Museum, whith the Burnett's private collection of around 115 period keyboard instrumets (harpsichords, clavichords, organs, early pianos, and more). The instruments were in full working order, used regularly for performances at the home, recording, and other piblic events and educational projects. The museum also had a cellar restaurant, thirteen acres of parkland, and even offered jazz nights. In 1984, the Burnetts created the Finchcocks Charity for Musical Education whose aim was and continues to be “to champion the study and musical use of historical keyboard instruments in bringing to life the sound-world of the great baroque, classical and romantic composers, and to help preserve the vital skills and expertise required to restore and maintain them through training and apprenticeship.”[1] It was awarded the Best Musical Museum in England in 2012, but sadly, by 2015 richard Buenett had become completely deaf. The Burnetts decided to close the museum, sell Finchcocks, and most of their collection. The Richard Burnett Collection of Early Keyboard Infstuments sold at auction for a total ￡835,462, and the contents of the Finchcocks Musical Museum (paintings and fine art objects) sold for an additional ￡301,180.[2] Funds from the auction went to the Finchcocks Charity for Musical Education. The Burnetts retained fourteen important original keyboard instruments from their collection, to be available for all musicians to study and give performances at their new home in nearby Kent, England. The sales proceeds maintain these instruments in good condition, and support the continued training of professional restorers and musicians. Finchcocks was sold in 2016 for over $3 million, and the new owners have pledged to continue the Burnetts' commitment to music. They appointed a musical director to select and maintain the instryuments at the home, and they offer a series of residential piano courses for all levels as well as musical retreats. ",
"NOTES "
- ↑ TheFinchcocks Charity. Charity. Retrieved on 2020-09-19.
- ↑ The Richard Burnett Collection and Contents of Finchcocks Dazzles at Auction. ArtDaily Newsletter. Retrieved on 2020-09-19.
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