Conductor, Richard Crean , with Irene Hinsley (soprano)
Richard Crean is one of the most popular and successful orchestra leaders in the country. In 1936 he formed his own orchestra for broadcasting, and with a strong personnel that included
Henry Bronkhurst (piano), Cedric Sharpe (cello)
Arthur Gleghorn (flute), Alec Whmaker (oboe), and Norbert Wethmar (violin), set out to delight listeners.
Crean had his first lessons from his father, James Crean , and went on to the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. He toured the world with the Quinlan Opera Company, and was engaged by Percy Pitt for the 1914 Grand Season at Covent Garden. He conducted the orchestra for one of C. B. Cochran 's most successful shows. Evergreen, and also the Palladium Orchestra for four Royal Command Performances, broadcasting regularly from the Palladium from 1934 to 1936.