William Ifor Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Ifor Jones

British musician

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1900

Place of Birth: Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1988

Profession: conductor, music pedagogue

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William Ifor Jones (January 23, 1900 – November 11, 1988) was a Welsh conductor and organist.
Born into a large coal-mining family and raised in Merthyr Tydfil, Jones studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London from 1920 to 1925.
He studied the organ with Sir Stanley Marchant at St.
Paul's Cathedral, London; orchestral conducting with Sir Henry Wood and Ernest Read; and harmony with Benjamin Dale.
He was for a time organist at the Welsh Baptist Church in Castle Street, London, worked at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and assisted with the British National Opera Company in the role of prompter.