Person Open DS/UK/6341 Jacques; Thomas Reginald (1894-1969); British conductor Jacques Thomas Reginald 1894-1969 British conductor Male

Thomas Reginald Jacques was an English choral and orchestral conductor. His legacy includes various choral music arrangements, but he is not primarily remembered as a composer. Jacques was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire and obtained his first degree from Oxford University, where he later became organist and fellow of Queen's College. Dr Jacques occupied a succession of increasingly prestigious and influential posts in the music world, based mostly in Oxford and London, founding the Jacques Orchestra in 1936 and conducting the Bach Choir between 1932 and 1960 and Oxford Harmonic Society between 1923 and 1930. He collaborated with Sir David Willcocks in compiling the popular first volume of Carols for Choirs (1961), which incorporates several of his better known arrangements. 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 RAHhbaulcombe 7/19/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 40bec19e-e324-4cf2-8af4-780751bed481