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'''Margaret Moncrieff''' (6 February 1921 – 12 November 2008) was a Scottish [[cellist]] and [[author]] writing under the [[pseudonym]] '''Helen McClelland''' and writing novels in the [[Chalet School]] series.<ref name=to>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5295050.ece|title=Obituary | location=London | work=The Times|date=6 December 2008}}</ref>
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'''(Helen) Margaret Moncrieff''' (6 February 1921 – 12 November 2008) was a Scottish [[cellist]] and [[author]] writing under the [[pseudonym]] '''Helen McClelland''' and writing novels in the [[Chalet School]] series.<ref name=to>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5295050.ece|title=Obituary | location=London | work=The Times|date=6 December 2008}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
In 1921, Moncrieff was born as Helen Margaret Moncrieff in Edinburgh. Moncrieff's father was Lord [[Alexander Moncrieff]].<ref>{{cite web |URL=http://www.ju90.co.uk/worlds.htm |title=Bettany Press |publisher=ju90.co.uk |accessdate=May 12, 2019}}</ref><ref name="thetimes_moncrieff">{{cite web |URL=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/margaret-moncrieff-cellist-and-writer-98s58nnmv2f |title=Margaret Moncrieff: cellist and writer |publisher=thetimes.co.uk |date=December 6, 2008 |accessdate=May 12, 2019}}(subscription required for full article)</ref>
Helen Margaret Moncrieff was born in 1921 in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, daughter of [[Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff]], and Helen, née McClelland Adams, formerly Spens.<ref name="ju90_moncrieff">{{cite web |url=http://www.ju90.co.uk/worlds.htm |title=Bettany Press |publisher=ju90.co.uk |accessdate=12 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="thetimes_moncrieff">{{cite web |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/margaret-moncrieff-cellist-and-writer-98s58nnmv2f |title=Margaret Moncrieff: cellist and writer |work=The Times|date=6 December 2008 |accessdate=12 May 2019}}(subscription required for full article)</ref>

In London, Moncrieff studied the cello at the [[Royal College of Music]] with [[Ivor James]], and then in Paris, with [[Pierre Fournier]].<ref name="ju90_moncrieff"/> She went on to a distinguished career as a soloist, [[chamber musician]], and teacher.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Moncrieff was a [[professor]] of cello at the [[Royal College of Music]].<ref name="thetimes_moncrieff"/>
Moncrieff was a [[professor]] of cello at the [[Royal College of Music]].<ref name="thetimes_moncrieff"/>


When Moncrieff was in her 60s, she became a writer.<ref name="thetimes_moncrieff"/>
When Moncrieff was in her 60s, she became a writer.<ref name="thetimes_moncrieff"/> In 2003, Moncrieff wrote her [[memoir]].


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
In 1957, Moncrieff married [[Alexander Kelly (pianist)|Alexander Kelly]] (1929–1996) a pianist, composer and former head of keyboard studies at the [[Royal Academy of Music]].<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/obituary-alexander-kelly-5591221.html |title=Obituary: Alexander Kelly |publisher=independent.co.uk |date=November 20, 1996 |accessdate=May 12, 2019}}</ref> They had two children, the cellist Alison Moncrieff Kelly, and [[Catriona Kelly]], Professor of Russian Literature at New College, Oxford.<ref name=to/> She also had two grandchildren, [[Camilla Davan Wetton]] and [[Alexander Davan Wetton]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
In 1957, Moncrieff married [[Alexander Kelly (pianist)|Alexander Kelly]] (1929–1996) a pianist, composer, and later head of keyboard studies at the [[Royal Academy of Music]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/obituary-alexander-kelly-5591221.html |title=Obituary: Alexander Kelly |work=The Independent|date=20 November 1996 |accessdate=12 May 2019}}</ref> They had two children: cellist Alison Moncrieff Kelly, and [[Catriona Kelly]], Professor of Russian at [[New College, Oxford]].<ref name=to/>


== Works ==
== Works ==
* 2001 Time and Again.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8491327-time-and-again |title=Time and Again by Margaret Moncrieff |publisher=goodreads.com |date=September 30, 2001 |accessdate=May 12, 2019}}</ref>
* 2001: ''Time and Again''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8491327-time-and-again |title=Time and Again by Margaret Moncrieff |publisher=goodreads.com |date=30 September 2001 |accessdate=12 May 2019}}</ref>
* 2003 Worlds Apart: Memoir of Margaret Moncrieff Kelly <ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8489371-worlds-apart |title=Worlds Apart: Memoir of Margaret Moncrieff Kelly by Margaret Moncrieff |publisher=goodreads.com |date=2003 |accessdate=May 12, 2019}}</ref>
* 2003: ''Worlds Apart: Memoir of Margaret Moncrieff Kelly''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8489371-worlds-apart |title=Worlds Apart: Memoir of Margaret Moncrieff Kelly by Margaret Moncrieff |publisher=goodreads.com |date=2003 |accessdate=12 May 2019}}</ref>


===Chalet School ===
=== Chalet School ===
Montcrief's entries in the series include:<ref name="Carina">[http://carina.org.uk/chaletschool.shtml Carina.org, "The Chalet School books"]</ref>
Montcrieff's entries in the series include:<ref name="Carina">[http://carina.org.uk/chaletschool.shtml Carina.org, "The Chalet School books"]</ref>
*''Joey and Patricia: A Reunion in Guernsey'' (2000)
*''Joey and Patricia: A Reunion in Guernsey'' (2000)
*''Visitors to the Chalet School'' (2004)
*''Visitors to the Chalet School'' (2004)
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 23 March 2024

Margaret Moncrieff
BornHelen Margaret Moncrieff
6 February 1921
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died12 November 2008(2008-11-12) (aged 87)
Pen nameHelen McClelland
OccupationCellist, teacher, writer
NationalityBritish
Alma materRoyal College of Music
Spouse
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(m. 1957; died 1996)​
Children2, including Catriona Kelly
RelativesAlexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff (father)
Helen McClelland Adams (mother)

(Helen) Margaret Moncrieff (6 February 1921 – 12 November 2008) was a Scottish cellist and author writing under the pseudonym Helen McClelland and writing novels in the Chalet School series.[1]

Early life[edit]

Helen Margaret Moncrieff was born in 1921 in Edinburgh, Scotland, daughter of Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff, and Helen, née McClelland Adams, formerly Spens.[2][3]

In London, Moncrieff studied the cello at the Royal College of Music with Ivor James, and then in Paris, with Pierre Fournier.[2] She went on to a distinguished career as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher.

Career[edit]

Moncrieff was a professor of cello at the Royal College of Music.[3]

When Moncrieff was in her 60s, she became a writer.[3] In 2003, Moncrieff wrote her memoir.

Personal life[edit]

In 1957, Moncrieff married Alexander Kelly (1929–1996) a pianist, composer, and later head of keyboard studies at the Royal Academy of Music.[4] They had two children: cellist Alison Moncrieff Kelly, and Catriona Kelly, Professor of Russian at New College, Oxford.[1]

Works[edit]

  • 2001: Time and Again[5]
  • 2003: Worlds Apart: Memoir of Margaret Moncrieff Kelly[6]

Chalet School[edit]

Montcrieff's entries in the series include:[7]

  • Joey and Patricia: A Reunion in Guernsey (2000)
  • Visitors to the Chalet School (2004)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Obituary". The Times. London. 6 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Bettany Press". ju90.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Margaret Moncrieff: cellist and writer". The Times. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2019.(subscription required for full article)
  4. ^ "Obituary: Alexander Kelly". The Independent. 20 November 1996. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Time and Again by Margaret Moncrieff". goodreads.com. 30 September 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Worlds Apart: Memoir of Margaret Moncrieff Kelly by Margaret Moncrieff". goodreads.com. 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. ^ Carina.org, "The Chalet School books"
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