Charles Shadwell (musician)
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Charles Murray Winstanley Shadwell http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/cds_2006.shtml (26 March 1898 in Surrey
, England
- 28 July 1979 in Pershore
, Worcestershire
, England
) http://www.jabw.demon.co.uk/yearb.htm was a British conductor and bandleader.
Shadwell was the founder of the Cambridge Concert Orchestra
, and the conductor of the BBC Variety Orchestra, which he held from 1936 - 1967. Charles had four daughters: Joan (1918-2001) a singer who performed under the name Joan Winters; Charles and Joan appeared together in the British feature film Variety Jubilee (1943); Daphne (b. 1927) a director and producer for both BBC and Thames Television; Hazel (b. 1925)an accomplished violinist resides in Bushey, England and Sheila (b.1923) resides in California.
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
- 28 July 1979 in Pershore
Pershore
Pershore is a market town in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon. Pershore is in the Wychavon district and is part of the West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2001 census the population was 7,304...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) http://www.jabw.demon.co.uk/yearb.htm was a British conductor and bandleader.
Shadwell was the founder of the Cambridge Concert Orchestra
Cambridge Concert Orchestra
The Cambridge Concert Orchestra is an amateur orchestra based in Cambridge, England, specialising in light music. The orchestra was founded in 1967 with the receipt of a large quantity of sheet music from the defunct BBC Variety Orchestra via its conductor, Charles Shadwell....
, and the conductor of the BBC Variety Orchestra, which he held from 1936 - 1967. Charles had four daughters: Joan (1918-2001) a singer who performed under the name Joan Winters; Charles and Joan appeared together in the British feature film Variety Jubilee (1943); Daphne (b. 1927) a director and producer for both BBC and Thames Television; Hazel (b. 1925)an accomplished violinist resides in Bushey, England and Sheila (b.1923) resides in California.