Keith Jewell
Keith Jewell (1927-? ) was a London-born organist and conductor.
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Biography
He studied organ under Dr George Cunningham in Birmingham and became an FRCO in 1949. In 1943 he won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music and completed a BMus at the University of London in 1951, having been organist at various churches during his studies.
In 1953 he moved to Cape Town and succeeded Alban Hamer as organist of St George’s Cathedral, a position he held for ten years. He also was choir master for the Cape Town Choral Society and was appointed as City Organist of Cape Town on 19 December 1963. Appointed as City Carillonneur in April 1968, he gave many recitals on the carillon, sometimes twice daily during the Cape Town music festivals.
Jewell was occasionally employed as conductor of the CTMO, mostly for oratorio performances or the more popular Sunday evening concerts.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He was pianist for Spring Quartet (1956).
He conducted Tonight at 8:30 (1964).
Sources
Sjoerd Alkema. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". University of Cape Town. Unpublished PhD thesis.
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