Unsung Composer in Spotlight at Last ; Classical After Years of Undeserved Neglect, Birmingham Composer John Joubert Is Back in the Spotlight in His 80th Birthday Year. Christopher Morley Went to Meet Him

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Today marks the beginning of a hectic month for the Moseleybased composer John Joubert, whose 80th birthday falls on March 20.

Though his Christmas carol Torches is sung all over the world, and was used by the BBC to open Radio 4's 2005 Christmas Day broadcast from St Martinin- the-Fields, Joubert was seriously starting to think that people had forgotten about him.

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Unsung Composer in Spotlight at Last ; Classical After Years of Undeserved Neglect, Birmingham Composer John Joubert Is Back in the Spotlight in His 80th Birthday Year. Christopher Morley Went to Meet Him

But the huge amount of interest aroused by this special birthday, not only in the Midlands but throughout the country, has made the composer think again.

"The whole thing has been a delightful surprise," he beams in the elegant sitting-room of his Victorian home.

And in fact he seems to be busier than ever, and is dealing with a gratifying waiting-list of comm...

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