John Farnsworth Hall

John Farnsworth Hall (8 December 1899 – 15 June 1987[1]) was an Australian conductor and violinist.

John Farnsworth Hall was born in Petersham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, in 1899.

[4][5] During his time there, he introduced the symphonies of Ralph Vaughan Williams to Queensland concert-goers.

[6] He made a classic recording of Alfred Hill's piece for narrator and orchestra, Green Water, with the QSO and the speaker Peter Munro in 1954.

He was survived by his third wife and a daughter, both named Deirdre and grandchildren Brendan and Chapin Ayres.