The Savoy Orpheans under CARROLL GIBBONS - Reg was the leader and First Violinist

Reg had his real break when he went to join Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans. This experience was to shape his whole future in music.

The musicians were all top calibre and Reg played alongside Eugene Pini and George Melachrino and the Fenoulhet brothers.

The band is pictured in 1935 and nearly all the members of the band went on to successful careers, some of them household names.

The Palm Court Orchestra was here to stay and the Savoy Hotel was among the leaders in providing this form of entertainment.

Reg went on to join the Fred Hartley Sextet with Hugo Rignold, then as leader of the Queen's Hall Light Orchestra followed by leader of  The London Studio Strings and with 3 radio programmes including 18 years of Grand Hotel, he found time to form the Reginald Leopold Orchestra and the Reginald Leopold Palm Court Trio with Robert Docker (piano) and Edward Holmes (cello).

Reg also featured as solo violinist with many ensembles.

"SOFT LIGHTS AND SWEET MUSIC"

A BBC feature programme broadcast from Luxembourg by Radio Lyons in the early thirties.

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We are indebted to 'THIS ENGLAND' magazine for unearthing these 1937 clippings and for their support for Reg Leopold's Centenary.