Ernest Albert Frederick Jenner MBE (8 August 1892 – 7 April 1971) was a New Zealand pianist, music teacher and composer.
He was born in Chatham, Kent, England, on 8 August 1892. [1] He attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School in Rochester and was a chorister at Westminster Cathedral in London. [1] He wished to pursue a musical career but his parents insisted he attend teachers college, Goldsmiths' Training College in London. [1]
Jenner taught for seven years in Bexley after which he studied music at the Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School. [1] In 1925 he studied at the Royal Academy of Music, becoming a sub-professor of piano in 1926. [1] In London he was pianist for theatre orchestras and performed as a soloist. [1]
In 1928 he emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand taking up a position of lecturer in music at the Teachers' Training College. [1] [2] The college closed in 1932 as a result of the depression and after which Jenner took up the same position at the Christchurch Teachers' Training College, which had been vacated by Vernon Griffiths. He retired in 1954. [1]
Jenner continued as a performer, in chamber music and as a concerto pianist. He performed with the National Orchestra in 1954. [1] He was soloist in performances of John Ireland's Piano Concerto. [3] He was conductor of several choirs: Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Wellington, Church of St Michael and All Angels, and Liederkränzchen (a women's choir) and, from 1937, the Royal Christchurch Musical Society in Christchurch. [1] [4]
As a composer he wrote piano pieces, songs and cantatas. [3] He wrote books on music tuition, especially sight-singing, and a church music course for Catholic schools; he was also a broadcaster and music critic for the Christchurch Press. [1] [3]
In the 1962 New Year Honours, Jenner was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to music. [5] He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in 1950. [1] [3]
Jenner married Agnes Lavinia Marriott in 1915 and they had five daughters and three sons. [1]
Ernest Albert Frederick Jenner MBE (8 August 1892 – 7 April 1971) was a New Zealand pianist, music teacher and composer.
He was born in Chatham, Kent, England, on 8 August 1892. [1] He attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School in Rochester and was a chorister at Westminster Cathedral in London. [1] He wished to pursue a musical career but his parents insisted he attend teachers college, Goldsmiths' Training College in London. [1]
Jenner taught for seven years in Bexley after which he studied music at the Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School. [1] In 1925 he studied at the Royal Academy of Music, becoming a sub-professor of piano in 1926. [1] In London he was pianist for theatre orchestras and performed as a soloist. [1]
In 1928 he emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand taking up a position of lecturer in music at the Teachers' Training College. [1] [2] The college closed in 1932 as a result of the depression and after which Jenner took up the same position at the Christchurch Teachers' Training College, which had been vacated by Vernon Griffiths. He retired in 1954. [1]
Jenner continued as a performer, in chamber music and as a concerto pianist. He performed with the National Orchestra in 1954. [1] He was soloist in performances of John Ireland's Piano Concerto. [3] He was conductor of several choirs: Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Wellington, Church of St Michael and All Angels, and Liederkränzchen (a women's choir) and, from 1937, the Royal Christchurch Musical Society in Christchurch. [1] [4]
As a composer he wrote piano pieces, songs and cantatas. [3] He wrote books on music tuition, especially sight-singing, and a church music course for Catholic schools; he was also a broadcaster and music critic for the Christchurch Press. [1] [3]
In the 1962 New Year Honours, Jenner was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to music. [5] He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in 1950. [1] [3]
Jenner married Agnes Lavinia Marriott in 1915 and they had five daughters and three sons. [1]