Quentin Poole
English oboist, conductor and former King's College Head Chorister.
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Quentin H. Poole, born in 1957, is an English oboist, conductor, and former chorister who once held the role of Head Chorister at King’s College, Cambridge. He was raised in Coventry, the youngest of five, after being born in Surrey. His father served as Precentor at Coventry Cathedral.
Poole began piano lessons at seven and, at age nine, joined the King’s College choir under Sir David Willcocks, where he also learned flute. He later sang with The King’s School, Canterbury, and played in the National Youth Orchestra. His studies took him to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and then to the Royal Academy of Music with Janet Craxton.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 1957
- Birthplace
- Surrey, England
- Father
- Joseph W. Poole
- Mother
- Esme B. Mounsey Poole
- Role at king's college
- Head Chorister
- Education
- Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; Royal Academy of Music
- Fellowship
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (2004)
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Background
Poole was a founder, member and oboist of the Endymion Ensemble and later its conductor. He also served as principal oboe for the City of London Sinfonia and other orchestras and chamber groups. He became Director of Music of the Purcell School in 2001, a role from which he was made redundant in 2013.
In 2004 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music. On 26 December 1970, at age 13, he appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs, becoming the programme's youngest guest. His picture was published in a contemporary issue of the Radio Times.
Did You Know?
- He learned piano from age seven and took up the flute while at King's College.
- His father, Joseph W. Poole, was Precentor of Coventry Cathedral.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Quentin Poole (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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