Jules Rivière

Jules Prudence Rivière (born November 6, 1819 - † December 26, 1900 ) was a French violinist, bassoonist, conductor and composer.

Life

Rivière began his musical career as a choirboy. He was a violinist and bassoonist in a royal infantry regiment and was in 1857 by Napoleon III. awarded a commemorative ring for his outstanding orchestral performances. In the same year he went to London, where he soon appeared as a conductor at the Adelphi Theater and Alhambra Theater , at Cremorne Gardens and at the Covent Garden Promenade Concerts .

In 1865 he founded a musical instrument trade with William H. Hawkes . In 1887 Rivière became musical director of the Pier Pavilion in Llandudno, Welsh . With his own orchestra he gave beach promenade concerts there, which were so successful that he was able to expand the pavilion to 2,500 seats in 1890. The singer Adelina Patti performed at the opening of the 1890 season . Other guests at his concerts included Henry Wood with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Clara Novello-Davies with the Royal Welsh Ladies Choir .

In 1900 he became musical director of the newly built Victoria Pier Pavilion in Colwyn Bay . There he gave the opening concert with his orchestra on June 1st of that year. Although he only worked in Colwyn Bay for a few months, the street where he lived was named after him. A school was opened in his house in 1950.

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Rivière emerged as a composer with marches for orchestra (Duke of Edinburgh's Quick March) , stage music (Overture on Soldier's Songs) and piano pieces (Rage of London) .

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personal data
SURNAME	Rivière, Jules
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rivière, Jules Prudence
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French violinist, bassoonist, conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 6, 1819
DATE OF DEATH	December 26, 1900