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Eli Hudson

British flute & piccolo player, conductor, arranger, and teacher. Born in 1877 in Kegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK as Elijah Rennison Hudson, but he changed his name officially by deed poll in 1905 - Died 18 January 1919. He enjoyed great success as an orchestral flute player but had a parallel career as a music hall artist. Hudson is best known today as a sensational piccolo virtuoso. He graduated from the [l290263] in 1889. He, his wife (the Welsh soprano [a=Eleanor Jones Hudson], whom he married in 1899) and his sister, [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/6433375-Mdlle-Elgar]Winifred[/url], formed a trio, [a=Olga, Elgar And Eli Hudson], where Eleanor used the stage name Olga and Winifred called herself Elgar (after their friend, the composer [a=Sir Edward Elgar]). During the pre-war period, they travelled around the country topping the bill with their music hall act. He worked with the [a=London Symphony Orchestra] (Guest Principal Flute in 1904 and after the war), the [a=Queen's Hall Orchestra], [a=The New Symphony Orchestra Of London] (co-founder and Principal Flute), as well as the [b]Crystal Palace Orchestra[/b]. He taught at the Royal Military School, Kneller Hall.