(Credit: MITO SettembreMusica) Famed composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle passed away on April 18, 2022. He was 88-years-old. The composer, who was renowned for a number of operas, was born in Accrington. His parents encouraged his musical education and at seven he started taking clarinet lessons. In 1952, he entered the Royal Manchester College of Music on a clarinet scholarship. In {…}