When Gary Findon took his own life, on the 22nd of June 1969, he left behind a legacy of
music. Music written for school concerts and speech days, also 3 piano pieces, one unfinished, which he was writing for an anthology of music and poetry, “The Wheel of Fire”. Following on from the TV programme “Michael Portillo, Death of a School Friend” here is a CD of that music. It is recorded by Gary’s father Ronnie (clarinet), Gary’s brother Andy (flute) and Gary’s music professor Anthony Saunders (piano). Gary’s nephew, Marc, has completed 3 of the incomplete tracks and, along with Andy, prepared the music from the original manuscripts. Also included is a recording of Gary, aged nine, playing Beethoven’s Fûr Elise and excerpts from a school production of The Mikado, in which he took the part of Yum Yum.