Jennifer Jones succeeded the late Tom Jones as Accompanist of the Treorchy Male Choir in 1971 and during the next seventeen years appeared in over 450 engagements. During this time Jennifer also appeared as a solo harpist and on occasions conducted the Choir in concert.
Jennifer was educated at Tonypandy Grammar School, The Royal Academy of Music in London and the Cardiff College of Education. While at the Royal Academy she studied the piano under Denis Murdock, and also followed a course of studies on the harp. She returned to the Rhondda to work as a peripatetic harp teacher in schools throughout the area.
During her tenure as Accompanist, Jennifer accompanied the Choir on its tours of Canada in 1980 and 1985, Strasbourg in 1981 and Australia in 1986. She also appeared on each of the Choir’s annual EMI recordings and performed on countless television and radio broadcasts.
Jennifer relinquished her position with the Choir in 1989 and became the Musical Director of Ynyswen Male Choir. She returned to Treorchy as Guest Conductor from 2005 to 2007 and was presented with Honorary Lady Membership of the Treorchy Male Choir in 2008.
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