Introduction and preface (2024) Hilda Collens 1883-1956 This extended essay was originally written at the behest of the Ida Carroll Trust for publication in 2020 to coincide with the centenary of the founding of the Northern School of Music, Manchester. An edited version was printed in the learned journal “Manchester Sounds” in 2020 and in … More Hilda Collens 1883-1956 and the founding of the Northern School of Music