Carlton was my grandfather's brother. He helped to raise me and I spent much of my early years at his home on the Jersey Shore. He was a talented artist, a gifted musician and an avid gardener. I remember the hummingbirds in his garden and the blue crabs that we would catch in traps off his back deck.
Wikipedia has him listed as follows:
Dr Carlton Lake was an internationally-known choral conductor and music educator.[1] He was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Born of Welsh parents, he was the son of the late Ellen Jones and Isaac Lake. He was raised in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania where he was surrounded by the choral traditions and festivals of Welsh culture. Dr. Lake had performed with his choirs throughout the world. He founded the Philadelphia Boys Choir in 1961 (which is now called Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale) and conducted that choir at the International Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales in 1968. He then founded the internationally-known Academy Boys Choir (1968–1989), and the Performing Arts School of Philadelphia, from which he retired as director in 1985. Dr. Lake received the Doctor of Music degree in 1961 from the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts (now the University of the Arts). He was a founding Director of the Performing Arts School, Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. Dr. Lake became widely known as an outstanding conductor of the Cymanfaoedd Ganu (hymn sings) throughout the Welsh communities of the Middle Atlantic States and was chosen to conduct the 57th Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu in Baltimore in 1988. He was the first American born conductor of this event.
In 1989 the Welsh Society of Philadelphia awarded him the "Robert Morris Award" for Distinguished Accomplishment in Music and Welsh Scholarship. He was also the recipient of "The Welsh Heritage Medal at the National Welsh Heritage Foundation Dr Lake died January 6, 1998 at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
Wikipedia has him listed as follows:
Dr Carlton Lake was an internationally-known choral conductor and music educator.[1] He was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. Born of Welsh parents, he was the son of the late Ellen Jones and Isaac Lake. He was raised in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania where he was surrounded by the choral traditions and festivals of Welsh culture. Dr. Lake had performed with his choirs throughout the world. He founded the Philadelphia Boys Choir in 1961 (which is now called Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale) and conducted that choir at the International Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales in 1968. He then founded the internationally-known Academy Boys Choir (1968–1989), and the Performing Arts School of Philadelphia, from which he retired as director in 1985. Dr. Lake received the Doctor of Music degree in 1961 from the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts (now the University of the Arts). He was a founding Director of the Performing Arts School, Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. Dr. Lake became widely known as an outstanding conductor of the Cymanfaoedd Ganu (hymn sings) throughout the Welsh communities of the Middle Atlantic States and was chosen to conduct the 57th Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu in Baltimore in 1988. He was the first American born conductor of this event.
In 1989 the Welsh Society of Philadelphia awarded him the "Robert Morris Award" for Distinguished Accomplishment in Music and Welsh Scholarship. He was also the recipient of "The Welsh Heritage Medal at the National Welsh Heritage Foundation Dr Lake died January 6, 1998 at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
