William Ifor Jones
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[edit] Conductor and Organist
b. January 23, 1900, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, UK
d. November 11, 1988, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[edit] Professional Career
With the Bethlehem Bach Choir: 1
- 1939 - Ifor Jones, former professor at Rutgers University, debuts as the third Conductor of The Bach Choir.
- 1946 - February 18, Carnegie Hall. Johann Sebastian Bach - Mass in b minor
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem with Ifor Jones, conductor; Ruth Diehl, soprano; Lilian Knowles, contralto; Lucius Metz, tenor; Calvin Marsh, baritone; Edwin Steffe, bass; E. Power Biggs, organ; The Philadelphia Orchestra.
- 1947 - An estimated 9,200 people attend a performance of The Mass in B Minor at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Ifor Jones conducts The Choir and members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
- 1948 - The Choir records Cantata #78 for Victor Records.
- 1956 - March 27th, Carnegie Hall. Johann Sebastian Bach - Mass in b minor
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem with Ifor Jones, conductor; Phyllis Curtin, soprano; Eunice Alberts, contralto; John McCollum, tenor; Mack Harrell, bass; Vernon De Tar, organ; The Philadelphia Orchestra.
- 1957 - The 50th Bach Festival is held. Ifor Jones opens the Thursday evening rehearsal to the community.
- 1959 - The Bach Festival Orchestra premieres at the May Festival, replacing the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- 1962 - The 55th Bach Festival is dedicated to Albert Schweitzer, with a letter from Schweitzer printed in the program.
- 1965 - The Choir is invited to sing at the International Choral Festival in October, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Handel and Haydn Society in Symphony Hall, Boston.
- 1969 - Ifor Jones retires; Alfred Mann, Professor of Music at Rutgers University and Editor of The American Choral Review, becomes the fourth Conductor of The Choir.
[edit] curriculum vitae
Royal Academy of Music, London, 1920-25
- Organ study with Sir Stanley Marchant at St. Paul's Cathedral, London
- Orchestral Conducting with Sir Henry Wood
- Solfegge, Conducting, Composition and Aural Training with Ernest Read
- Harmony with Benjamin Dale
Opera House, Covent Garden, London
- Repititeur
- Assistant Conductor
The British National Opera Company
- Conducting Staff
USA Organ Recital tour
New Chamber Orchestra, Philadelphia, PA
The Tudor Singers, Bethlehem, PA
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD
- Orchestral and Choral Conducting
- Keyboard Harmony; Counterpoint
- Renaissance Music Scholarship
The Peabody Madrigal Group - The Peabody Choir
Rutgers University - Douglas College, New Brunswick, NJ
- Harmony, Counterpoint, Composition
- Glee Club
- Performed complete Organ Works of JS Bach
Union Theological Seminary School of Sacred Music, New York City
- Conducting Courses for Choirmasters
The Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood
- Orchestral and Choral Departments
- Informal Madrigal groups
Summer School Workshops, Clinics and Seminars:
- Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA
- Northwestern University, IL
- Ohio State University, OH
- University of North Dakota
- University of Puget Sound
- and others
Organist / Choirmaster
- Welsh Baptist Church, Castle Street, London
- Presbyterian Church, Bound Brook, NJ
- Broadway Tabernacle, New York City
- Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, PA
The Handel Choir, Westfield, NJ
Bach Youth Chorale - Bethlehem, PA
The Cantata Singers in Quakertown, PA
Publications
- Bach Cantatas (G. Schirmer, NY)
- Bach 'Missa Brevis' in G (H.W. Gray, NY)
- Brahms Part Songs, (C. Fischer, NY)
- Original Pieces for Female and Mens' Voices (Kalmus)
Television
- The Bell telephone Hour - "Going to Bethlehem"
[edit] Honors
- Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, London
[edit] Honorary Doctorates
- The American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, IL
- Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
