George Weldon
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George Weldon (June 5, 1908, Chichester, England – August 17, 1963, South Africa) was an English conductor.
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[edit] Biography
Weldon studied conducting with Malcolm Sargent.[1] He was 36 years old when he became the conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra.
Ruth Gipps became the choirmaster of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Choir in 1948 after the birth of her son, Lance, the previous year. Rumours circulated that the married Gipps was having an affair with Weldon and that Lance was Weldon's son, but these were never confirmed.[2]
In 1950 it was suddenly announced that Weldon would be replaced by Rudolf Schwarz. The reasons for this are unclear, but according to Ruth Gipps Weldon resigned before he could be dismissed.[3] He then became assistant to John Barbirolli at the Hallé Orchestra.
[edit] Recordings
Weldon made a series of recordings for EMI, including some in stereo. His recordings of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty with the Philharmonia Orchestra has been reissued on CD on the Seraphim Records and Classics for Pleasure labels. Numerous other recordings by Weldon were also available on CD as of 2008.[4]
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[edit] References
- Halstead, Jill (2006). Ruth Gipps: Anti-modernism, Nationalism, and Difference in English Music. Burlington, VT: Ashgate. ISBN 0754601781.
- Dr. David C F. Wright (1999). George Weldon, The Myths About Conductors. MusicWeb International. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
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