GOOSSENS, EUGENE (1893— ), English composer and conductor, was born in London on May 26, 1893, being the son of a Belgian musician of the same name who has settled in Eng land and is well known as an excellent operatic conductor. His musical training was received at Bruges conservatoire, the Liver pool School of Music and the Royal College of Music, London. In 1921, after he had for some years been associated with Sir Thomas Beecham, he organized an orchestra of his own and gave some concerts of modern chamber music. He has since then con ducted the London Symphony orchestra, the new Rochester or chestra (U.S.A.), the Russian Ballet, and the Beecham National and Carl Rosa opera companies. In composition his output is already considerable. Of particular interest is his chamber music, which includes: Suite for flute, violin and harp op. 6; "Five Im pressions of a Holiday" for piano, flute or violin, and 'cello; Fan tasy for string quartet; string quartet op. 14; a quintet, and a sextet for strings. He has also written songs and arrangements of folk-songs ; piano, 'cello, and violin pieces ; and works for orchestra.