Remembering Gerard Schurmann (1924-2020)

We were saddened by the news of the passing of composer Gerard Schurmann on March 24, at the age of 96. Born in what is now Indonesia, he moved at the age of 17 to England where he served in the RAF, worked in the diplomatic service and began his long composing and conducting career. Introduced to the world of film by his close friend Alan Rawsthorne, he achieved success as a movie-score composer but also produced orchestral and chamber works of great quality. He moved to Los Angeles in 1981. Schurmann contributed his touching short piece ‘Memento’ for Divine Art’s album ‘A Garland for John McCabe’ (DDA 25166)