Rae JenkinsMBEFRAM, born Henry Horatio Jenkins[1] (19 April 1903[1] – 29 March 1985[2]) was a Welsh violinist and later conductor of light music, notably with the BBC Midland Light Orchestra (1942–1946),[3] the BBC Variety Orchestra (from 1946), and as principal conductor of the BBC Welsh Orchestra (1950–1965).[4][5] In 1955 Hubert Clifford, Head of Light Music at the BBC, called Jenkins "the most gifted and experienced conductor of light music in the country".[6]
Jenkins was born at Ammanford in 1903,[4][7] the son of a coal miner.[3] Given a violin when four years old, he was first violin in his local theatre orchestra by the age of eleven.[3] However at the age of 14 he was sent down the coal mines as a pit boy.[8] His parents eventually found the means to send him to the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 17, where he studied viola under Lionel Tertis and conducting under Sir Henry Wood.[9]
jenkins, fram, born, henry, horatio, jenkins, april, 1903, march, 1985, welsh, violinist, later, conductor, light, music, notably, with, midland, light, orchestra, 1942, 1946, variety, orchestra, from, 1946, principal, conductor, welsh, orchestra, 1950, 1965, . Rae Jenkins MBE FRAM born Henry Horatio Jenkins 1 19 April 1903 1 29 March 1985 2 was a Welsh violinist and later conductor of light music notably with the BBC Midland Light Orchestra 1942 1946 3 the BBC Variety Orchestra from 1946 and as principal conductor of the BBC Welsh Orchestra 1950 1965 4 5 In 1955 Hubert Clifford Head of Light Music at the BBC called Jenkins the most gifted and experienced conductor of light music in the country 6 MBERae JenkinsBirth nameHenry Horatio JenkinsBorn19 April 1903Died29 March 1985 1985 03 29 aged 81 GenresLight musicOccupation s ConductorInstrument s Violin Jenkins was born at Ammanford in 1903 4 7 the son of a coal miner 3 Given a violin when four years old he was first violin in his local theatre orchestra by the age of eleven 3 However at the age of 14 he was sent down the coal mines as a pit boy 8 His parents eventually found the means to send him to the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 17 where he studied viola under Lionel Tertis and conducting under Sir Henry Wood 9 His first broadcast was with the Reginald King Orchestra in 1930 He was appointed conductor of the BBC Midland Light Orchestra in 1942 putting on at least a thousand programmes from the Midlands before leaving to take over the BBC Variety Orchestra from Charles Shadwell in 1946 8 Jenkins worked on radio programmes including It s That Man Again ITMA He was also an authority on music of gypsy origin 3 He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 6 September 1965 10 He was a Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music FRAM A portrait of Jenkins was painted by William Redgrave A plaque in Ammanford Town Hall commemorates him It reads In loving memory ofRae Jenkins M B E F R A M 1903 1985 Ammanfordborn musician who devotedhis life to musicconductor of B B C Midland Variety andWelsh OrchestrasBiography editJohns Davies Jayne Marilyn 2006 Rae Jenkins FRAM MBE the life story of Welsh conductor and musician 1903 to 1985 References edit a b Johns Davies 2006 p 7 Johns Davies 2006 p 28 a b c d The Pit Boy at the BBC PDF The Children s Newspaper 20 April 1946 Archived from the original PDF on 9 August 2014 Retrieved 29 July 2014 a b Griffiths Rhidian Walters Irwyn Ranald 1902 1992 Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales Retrieved 29 July 2014 The BBC Midland Light Orchestra Retrieved 29 July 2014 Johns Davies 2006 pp 22 3 Norman Terry 14 January 2011 Star the world forgot twice South Wales Guardian Retrieved 29 July 2014 a b Palmer Russell British Music 1948 pp 137 8 Johns Davies 2006 p 11 Desert Island Discs Castaway Rae Jenkins BBC Online BBC Retrieved 27 July 2014 nbsp nbsp This Welsh biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rae Jenkins amp oldid 1172945895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
