One of the things which "happened" to CH was having to take over Munrow's R3 Pied Piper slot, left vacant after DM's suicide.  The program was hastily re-titled "The Young Idea", and ran for about a year,  after which it was put aside for reasons of which I'm unaware.   It must have been quite an upsetting task to have to fill the boots of a friend and colleague who died in such unexpected and tragic circumstances

I was having instrumental lessons and ensemble coaching with one of the permanent line-up of the Early Music Consort at the time, and it's hard to express the mixture of grief, sadness and anger (that DM hadn't confided his personal problems in them, and that they might have saved him if he had..) that followed his death.

Thank you, Reiner, for your insights. I can't imagine how C.H. must have felt, having to shoulder the responsibilities of the Pied Piper programmes at such short notice, and in such devastating circumstances. The fact that he was able to continue and (presumably) bring things to a tidy close is testament to his professionalism as a performer.

The things that stick in my mind as having "happened" to C.H. are the story of the legs unexpectedly parting company with the harpsichord in mid-performance, leaving him to continue with the instrument resting on his knees, and the journey which was interrupted by two flat tyres (C.H. was one of only two drivers in the Consort).

These things apart, I don't really know very much about him except that he is a superb harpsichord player. (And I can easily confuse him with Philip Pickett).

Whether it might have been possible to spare David's life if others had been aware, we can only speculate. It does, however, highlight the tendency of someone suffering from acute depression to hide their distress and make life appear as normal as possible.

I for one, consider myself to have benefitted immensely from hearing David Munrow's talent as a performer.

I wrote a piece ten years ago in memorium DM, for recorder, 'cello and harpsichord. It was to have been to a specially-written text by Alan Garner, but that didn't work out. I vividly remember the Pied Piper broadcasts of the '70s, and that was the driving force behind it. Whatever the more informed practice which has developed in the interim about HIP, it's hard to think of a more enthusiastic or inspiring advocate for early music at any time.