Talk:Roger Redgate

Improvisor

It is asserted in the article that Redgate is an improvisor without defining what that is, how he is one. Some clarification and supporting info needed here. Toddst1 (talk) 22:05, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Would a link to Musical improvisation help?—Jerome Kohl (talk) 22:11, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Of course that wouldn't hurt, but I think talking about how / where he is known as an improvisor would be much more useful. Improvisation as a composer is very different than, say a rock guitarist. Toddst1 (talk) 00:05, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Improvisation as a composer would be a novel idea, all right. So might improvisation as a conductor. Redgate is a violinist as well as a composer and conductor, but I have not heard him perform, so I do not know if he improvises primarily on the violin. I have heard his colleague, the composer Richard Barrett, who improvises mainly using electronics.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 02:41, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

Date of birth

I am informed by User:Toddst1 that Christopher Fox's New Grove biographical article on Roger Redgate does not confirm his date of birth, and consequently have been warned that I have violated WP:DOB by inserting that reference, which begins "(b Bolton, June 3, 1958). English composer...". In what way does this not support his date of birth?—Jerome Kohl (talk) 22:08, 31 October 2019 (UTC)

Facepalm My mistake - apparently I had a weird cache/version issue while editing. My sincerest apologies.

Apology accepted.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 22:54, 31 October 2019 (UTC)