There Was a Crooked Man
Tue, Nov 19
|Sands Films
Film screening, presentation and centenary celebration for composer Kenneth V Jones (1924-2020)
Time & Location
Nov 19, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Sands Films, 82 Saint Marychurch St, London SE16 4HZ, UK
About the event
This event is part of a centenary celebration for composer Kenneth V Jones (1924-2020). ‘There Was a Crooked Man’ (a comedy starring Norman Wisdom) is one of dozens of films that Jones scored. Wisdom plays Davy Cooper, an honest and law-abiding explosives expert, who’s down on his luck and gets pulled into the world of crime after a chance meeting with a former comrade.
A brief introductory talk about Jones’ life and music will also feature a live performance of his “Two Contrasts for solo cello” performed by Sebastian Comberti, cellist with the London Mozart Players.
A prolific composer of film music and concert works, Jones was also a conductor of numerous choirs and orchestras, including the Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra which he founded. This centenary celebration will be continued with two concerts on 28th and 30th November, held at the Royal College of Music where Jones studied and later taught. They…
