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Andrew Lamb (writer)
Andrew Martin Lamb (born 23 September 1942) is an English writer, musicologist, lecturer and broadcaster, known for his expertise in light music and musical theatre. In addition to his musical work, Lamb maintained a full-time career as an actuary and investment manager.
==Biography==
Lamb was born in Oldham, Lancashire, the son of Harry Lamb, a schoolmaster, and his wife Winifred, ''née'' Emmott.〔(Andrew Lamb ) at Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2002 (subscription required), accessed 22 March 2009〕 He was educated at Werneth Council School, Oldham, Manchester Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He graduated in mathematics in 1963,〔 gaining a master's degree in 1967 and a Doctorate of Letters in 2006. In addition to his musical work, he maintained a full-time career as an actuary and investment manager with major financial institutions in the UK, having qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1972. He married in 1970 and has two daughters and a son.〔 He has been a member of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1954.
In 1980, Lamb was a member of the Arts Council of Great Britain Light Opera Enquiry, and in 1988 he was a member of the jury of the Offenbach International Singing Competition in Paris. From 1987 to 1996 he assisted Antonio de Almeida on the latter's Offenbach thematic catalogue. In 1995 he performed in Dan Crawford's production of Noël Coward's ''Cavalcade'', appearing as the Stage Manager at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, and the Major Domo at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London. In 2008 he wrote the programme article for the production of Amadeo Vives's ''La Generala'' at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, and in 2009 he was a speaker at the Ruperto Chapí Centenary Congress in Valencia, Spain. He has also given talks for English National Opera at the Coliseum Theatre, London, and at the Buxton Festival.〔21 July 2008, 18 July 2009 and 19 July 2011, Official Buxton Festival Programmes〕 He is a member of the Honorary Board of the Centro Studi Eric Sams.〔(Official website ). Centro Studi Eric Sams, accessed 1 March 2010〕〔See also Lamb's profile of Sams, ("Elgar, Shakespeare – and a Little Light Music" ). ericsams.org, accessed 1 March 2010〕
''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' describes him as "a noted authority on the lighter forms of music theatre" and notes the lucidity of his extensive writings on a wide range of musical topics, including zarzuela, operetta, American and British musical theatre, Arthur Sullivan, the Strauss family, Jacques Offenbach, Jerome Kern and the Waldteufels.〔("Lamb, Andrew", ) ''Grove Music Online'' (subscription required), accessed 22 March 2009〕 Lamb has said: "I am dedicated to upgrading the status and appreciation of lighter forms of music."〔
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