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Jennifer Ward Clarke

Born: 20th June 1935 Yateley, Hampshire, England Died: 1st March 2015 British baroque and classical cellist. After an early career in contemporary music, she later specialised in baroque music and performances on period instruments. She studied at the [l290263] and subsequently at the [l1014340]. She played for a period with the [a=Philharmonia Orchestra] under [a=Otto Klemperer]. Founder member of [a=The Pierrot Players] in 1967 and its successor the [a=Fires Of London], [a=The Music Party] in 1972, [a=The Academy Of Ancient Music] in 1973 and [a=The Salomon Quartet] in 1981. Joined the [a=London Sinfonietta] at it's inception in 1968. That same year, she played in [a=The Steinitz Bach Players]. She later played with [a=The Monteverdi Orchestra], the [a=London Classical Players] and the [a900433]. From the 1980s she was professor of baroque cello at the [l=Royal Academy Of Music].