Person Open DS/UK/14550 Kennedy; Ian (fl 1980s-); English tenor Kennedy Ian fl 1980s- English tenor Male

The English tenor and conductor, Ian Kennedy, studied at the Guildhall School of Music, London, winning many prizes, including the coveted Gold Medal for Singers. Ian Kennedy combines membership of the BBC Singers with a busy solo career in opera, oratorioa dn concert which has taken him all around the UK, Europe and the Americas, and also on cruise ships. Ian broadcasts regularly, and was a soloist in the 50th anniversary Henry Wood/BBC Promenade Concert performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music. He has sung most of the Sullivan tenor roles and has appeared regularly in concert with G&S Unlimited and on stage as Box for Opera Players and London Chamber Opera. A highly versatile musician, Ian was for several years Musical Director of G&S For All. As conductor Ian Kennedy appeared with the Houston Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra with an audience of over 10,000 at the Hollywood Bowl. Ian Kennedy has recorded as accompanist in a CD by singer Thomas Round, and as tenor soloist in Pierre Boulez' recording of Igor Stravinsky's Le Rossignol. Currently Ian Kennedy is Professor of Singing and Course Tutor at the Guildhall School of Music, music director of East Surrey Choral Society and a busy festival adjudicator. www.bach-cantatas.com International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 4/2/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 a29a0c83-8ee6-4a60-8dbc-b12ed0f448eb