It is with great sadness, we announce the passing of Graham Lyons on 13 June 2024.
Graham was our Founding Father. An eccentric visionary, inventor and brilliant musician who pioneered the use of plastics in musical instruments when he launched the Lyons C Clarinet back in 1988.
After seeing his students struggle with the weight and size of traditional instruments, he set about creating instruments that were more suitable for the task of inspiring children to play and practice more. This remains the underlying philosophy of NUVO, a company he founded with Max Clissold in 2008.
Graham is very fondly remembered by all who knew him and we encourage you to check out some of his compositions that can be found at https://cliftonedition.com.
You can see Graham’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano performed below.
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