Tony Haynes, co-Founder of Grand Union Orchestra, has made a unique contribution to the music of this country. He is 80 today, 10 July 2021. We invited friends, colleagues and fans to celebrate the day by wishing him a very happy birthday:
Tony Haynes at Trinity Buoy Wharf in May 2019. Photo courtesy of Trinity Buoy Wharf.
Brian Abrahams: Dear Tony, words cannot describe your incredible and visionary contribution to music in the UK and world music. You have given immeasurable scope and opportunities to so many musicians from all over the world to perform with the monumental Grand Union Orchestra to celebrate the goodness of making music together, in all its genres and diversity. Your creative compositions and orchestrations, and your lifelong quest to tell the truth about historical world events through music is second to none. May you be blessed with many more wonderful years ahead my dear friend. Happy Birthday