Jane Glover
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Jane Glover CBE
(born 13 May 1949) is a British
-born conductor and music scholar.
. Her father, Robert Finlay Glover MA TD,was headmaster of Monmouth School
and it was through this connection that she was able to meet Benjamin Britten
and Peter Pears
aged only 16. She later described the meeting:
She read Music at St Hugh's College, Oxford
, and went on to complete a DPhil on 17th century Venetian Opera. She has published a 1978 biography of Francesco Cavalli
, and included material derived from her doctoral thesis.
in 1975 and joined Glyndebourne in 1979. She was music director of Glyndebourne Touring Opera from 1981 to 1985. During the 1980s, Glover regularly broadcast on BBC Television
. She has been both principal conductor and principal guest conductor of the Huddersfield Choral Society.
Glover was the Music Director of the London Mozart Players
from 1984 to 1991. Since 2002, she has been Music Director of the Chicago ensemble Music of the Baroque
.
She holds a number of honorary degrees from several universities, is a Fellow
of the Royal College of Music
and has been the artistic director of opera at the Royal Academy of Music
since 2009. On 18 March 2011, she conducted the world premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
's opera Kommilitonen!
at the Academy. She was created CBE in the 2003 New Year's Honours.
In September 2005, Macmillan
published Glover's book Mozart's Women: His Family, His Friends, His Music. The book investigates the extent to which the women surrounding Mozart - his sister, his wife and his wife's sisters - influenced his development as a composer.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
(born 13 May 1949) is a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-born conductor and music scholar.
Early life
Glover attended Haberdashers' Monmouth School for GirlsHaberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls
Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls is an independent school in Monmouth, Wales. The school was established by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers in 1892, and continues to enjoy their support. There are four houses - Imbert Terry , Mather Jackson , Bagnall Oakely , and Prosser...
. Her father, Robert Finlay Glover MA TD,was headmaster of Monmouth School
Monmouth School
Monmouth School is an HMC boys' boarding and day school in Monmouth, Monmouthshire in south east Wales. It was founded in 1614 by William Jones. It is run as a trust, the William Jones's Schools Foundation, by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, one of the Livery Companies...
and it was through this connection that she was able to meet Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
and Peter Pears
Peter Pears
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears CBE was an English tenor who was knighted in 1978. His career was closely associated with the composer Edward Benjamin Britten....
aged only 16. She later described the meeting:
"I was beside myself with the prospect of hearing them perform. On the afternoon of the concert, the doorbell rang at the headmaster's house, and I went to answer it. There on the step, looking for all the world as they did on one of my record sleeves, distinguished, elegant and with the kindliest of eyes, were Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten my hero."
She read Music at St Hugh's College, Oxford
St Hugh's College, Oxford
St Hugh's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. It is located on a fourteen and a half acre site on St Margaret's Road, to the North of the city centre. It was founded in 1886 as a women's college, and accepted its first male students in its centenary year in 1986...
, and went on to complete a DPhil on 17th century Venetian Opera. She has published a 1978 biography of Francesco Cavalli
Francesco Cavalli
Francesco Cavalli was an Italian composer of the early Baroque period. His real name was Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni, but he is better known by that of Cavalli, the name of his patron Federico Cavalli, a Venetian nobleman.-Life:Cavalli was born at Crema, Lombardy...
, and included material derived from her doctoral thesis.
Career
Glover first conducted at Oxford, as a student, in a production of Athalia. She made her professional debut at the Wexford FestivalWexford Festival Opera
The Wexford Festival Opera is an opera festival that takes place in the town of Wexford in South-Eastern Ireland during the months of October and November.-Festival origins under Tom Walsh, 1951 to 1966:...
in 1975 and joined Glyndebourne in 1979. She was music director of Glyndebourne Touring Opera from 1981 to 1985. During the 1980s, Glover regularly broadcast on BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
. She has been both principal conductor and principal guest conductor of the Huddersfield Choral Society.
Glover was the Music Director of the London Mozart Players
London Mozart Players
The London Mozart Players is a British chamber orchestra founded in 1949. The LMP is the longest-established chamber orchestra in the United Kingdom whose performances and recordings focus largely on the core repertoire from the Classical era...
from 1984 to 1991. Since 2002, she has been Music Director of the Chicago ensemble Music of the Baroque
Music of the Baroque
Music of the Baroque is a professional chorus and orchestra based in Chicago that specializes in the performance of eighteenth-century works.-History:...
.
She holds a number of honorary degrees from several universities, is a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
and has been the artistic director of opera at the Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
since 2009. On 18 March 2011, she conducted the world premiere of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE is an English composer and conductor and is currently Master of the Queen's Music.-Biography:...
's opera Kommilitonen!
Kommilitonen!
Kommilitonen! is an opera by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. The libretto is by David Pountney, who was also the director of the premiere performances in March 2011.-Genesis:...
at the Academy. She was created CBE in the 2003 New Year's Honours.
In September 2005, Macmillan
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
published Glover's book Mozart's Women: His Family, His Friends, His Music. The book investigates the extent to which the women surrounding Mozart - his sister, his wife and his wife's sisters - influenced his development as a composer.
External links
Interviews
- Jane Glover interview by Bruce Duffie