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Welch, Jay Evard

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 - 2008

biographical statement

Citation:
Do you hear what I hear, p1979: label (Jay Evard Welch, conductor)

Deseret news WWW site, Dec. 17, 2008 (Jay Evard Welch; b. Nov. 6, 1925, Salt Lake City; d. Monday [Dec. 15, 2008], aged 83; founder of the Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus, the Salt Lake Repertory Orchestra, and the Jay Welch Chorale; in 1974, became conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, a position he held for only six months)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Lowell M. Durham papers on Latter-day Saint music, 1920-1993

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8150 Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains Durham's files on Mormon music and musicians. Many of these materials relate to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, including correspondence on replacing the conductor of the choir and clippings of reviews of their performances. Includes mentions on the careers of Jay Welch and Richard Condie. Also includes several pieces of research on Mormon musicians with Ph.D.s in music. Research on hymnody in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is included as well, such as published...
Dates: 1920-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8150, Lowell M. Durham papers

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