Darren Henley

Darren Richard Henley OBE is the Chief Executive of Arts Council England[1][2] and an author of books about classical music. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music.[3][4]

Career

Between 1989 and 1994, he worked as a freelance radio journalist for stations including Invicta FM, LBC, and Classic FM (UK), while studying politics at the University of Hull, first working for Classic FM in 1992. After graduating in 1994, he joined Classic FM full-time, working as an overnight newsreader[5] before becoming programme editor of the station's Classic Newsnight programme in 1995. He was made News Manager in 1996, Programme Manager in 1999, Managing Editor in 1999, Station Manager in 2004 and Managing Director in 2006.[6] In 2014, he was announced as the new Chief Executive of Arts Council England, succeeding Alan Davey.[1][2]

Government reviews

In 2011, he undertook an independent review of the funding and delivery of music education in England for the Department for Education and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport of the UK government.[7] The following year, he authored an independent review of cultural education in England for the same two government departments.[8] He was a member of the Scottish Government's Instrumental Music Group, which published a report into instrumental music tuition in Scotland in 2013.[9]

Music and cultural education

From 2007 to 2010, he chaired the Music Manifesto Partnership and Advocacy Group, as part of a government-backed campaign to improve young people's music education in England.[10] From 2013 to 2015, he has co-chaired the government's Cultural Education Board, first with Schools Minister Elizabeth Truss MP and Culture Minister Ed Vaizey MP and then with Nick Gibb MP and Ed Vaizey MP.[11] His other arts related roles have included Chair of the Mayor of London's Music Education Task Force,[12] Patron of the Mayor of London's Fund for Young Musicians,[13] member of the governing body of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music[14] trustee and Vice-President of the Canterbury Festival[15] and Commissioner on the University of Warwick's Commission on the Future of Cultural Value.[16]

Books

Henley has written or co-written more than twenty books about classical music and composers,[6] including the Sunday Times bestselling Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Classical Music...But Were Too Afraid To Ask[17] and an official history of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.[18] Along with the leading arts educationalists Sir John Sorrell and Paul Roberts, he authored The Virtuous Circle: Why Creativity and Cultural Education Count.[19] It argues that an excellent cultural education is the right of everyone, bringing personal, social and commercial advantages that can only benefit the lives of all individuals in our society.

Awards

Henley's audiobook for children The Story of Classical Music was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005.[20] He was a Finalist in the Station Programmer category at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2008[21] and was named Commercial Radio Programmer of the Year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in 2009,[22] having been nominated in the same category in 2007.[23] Classic FM won the UK Station of the Year Category at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2007,[24] the Music Programming Gold Award in 2009,[25] a Special Award to mark the station's 20th anniversary in 2012[26] and the inaugural UK Radio Brand of the Year Gold Award in 2013.[27] At the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Classic FM was named Station of the Year in the TSA 1 million+ category in 2011,[28] while Henley and Classic FM jointly won the Arqiva Gold Award in 2012.[29] The station also won a Classic BRIT Award in 2012[30] and a Royal Philharmonic Society Award in 2013.[31] Henley was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1998,[6] a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute in 2009,[32] an Honorary Fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University in 2010,[33] an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2011,[34] a Fellow of the Radio Academy in 2011,[35] a Fellow of the London College of Music in 2012,[36] an Honorary Member of the Royal Northern College of Music in 2012,[37] an Honorary Member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians in 2013,[38] and an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University in 2014.[39] He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Hull,[40] Birmingham City University[41] and Buckinghamshire New University.[42] He was awarded the Sir Charles Groves Prize for "his outstanding contribution to British music" in 2013[43] and the President's Medal by the British Academy for the humanities and social sciences in 2015[44] for "his contributions to music education, music research, and the arts".

References

  1. 1 2 "New Chief Executive of Arts Council England announced". Arts Council England. 16 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 Christiansen, Rupert (17 December 2014). "Can this man save the arts in England?". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 11. 29 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "OBE award for Classic FM's Darren Henley". Radio Today. 29 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Burrell, Ian (3 September 2012). "Darren Henley: The radio boss with a plan to drag classical music into the digital era". The Independent.
  6. 1 2 3 "Darren Henley, Esq, OBE". Debrett's. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Music Education in England – A Review By Darren Henley". Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media & Sport. 7 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Cultural Education in England – Independent Review By Darren Henley". Department for Education and Department for Culture, Media & Sport. 29 February 2012.
  9. ↑ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/curriculum/ACE/InstrumentalMusicGroup/Membership
  10. ↑ http://rhinegold.co.uk/magazines/music_teacher/news/music_teacher_news_story.asp?id=724
  11. ↑ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131014/text/131014w0007.htm
  12. ↑ http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/arts-culture/publications/making-music-matter
  13. ↑ http://mfym.org.uk/patrons-trustees/
  14. ↑ http://us.abrsm.org/en/press/press-releases-and-articles/?abrsm%5BnewsId%5D=241&abrsm%5BId%5D=241&cHash=617dea9d7fa4c5e2da823578f8332aa7
  15. ↑ http://www.canterburyfestival.co.uk/about-canterbury-festival/current-administration/board-of-directors/darren-henley.aspx
  16. ↑ http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/warwickcommission/futureculture/ourpeople/commissioners/darrenhenley/
  17. ↑ "Classic FM's book on Sunday Times bestseller list". Classic FM. 31 July 2012.
  18. ↑ Henley, Darren; McKernan, Vincent (2009). The Original Liverpool Sound. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 9781846312243.
  19. ↑ Sorrell, John; Roberts, Paul; Henley, Darren (2014). The Virtuous Circle: Why Creativity and Cultural Education Count. Elliott & Thompson. ISBN 9781783961122.
  20. ↑ "Naxos earns 14 Grammy Award nominations". Naxos. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  21. ↑ "Russell up for Brand new gong". The Sun. 10 April 2008.
  22. ↑ McCabe, Maisie (8 June 2009). "TalkSport, Classic and Star win double gongs at Arqiva awards". Media Week.
  23. ↑ Oatts, Joanne (2 July 2007). "In full: Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards winners". Digital Spy.
  24. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/01/radio
  25. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/may/12/sony-award-winners
  26. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a374183/sony-radio-academy-awards-2012-winners-and-nominees-in-full.html
  27. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a481179/sony-radio-academy-awards-2013-the-winners-in-full.html
  28. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a324736/arqiva-commercial-radio-awards-2011-the-winners.html
  29. ↑ http://www.radiocentre.org/latest-industry-news/arqiva-commercial-radio-awards-2012-winners-announced
  30. ↑ http://www.classicfm.com/concerts-events/classic-brit-awards/news/classic-fm-receive-special-recognition-classic-bri/
  31. ↑ http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/latest-news/royal-philharmonic-society-2013-winners-announced/
  32. ↑ "Directory of Companions 2011/12" (PDF). Chartered Management Institute. March 2011.
  33. ↑ "Darren Henley and Leyland Ridings are appointed Honorary Fellows". Canterbury Christ Church University. 20 December 2010.
  34. ↑ "Honorary Fellows". Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  35. ↑ "Fellows". The Radio Academy. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  36. ↑ "LCM - RGT Exams Greece". Facebook. 19 September 2012.
  37. ↑ "RNCM Announces its 2012 Fellows and Honorary Members". Royal Northern College of Music. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  38. ↑ http://www.ism.org/news/article/ism-announces-five-new-honorary-members
  39. ↑ http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/NewsUpdate/viewarticle/1843/
  40. ↑ http://www2.hull.ac.uk/news-and-events-1/summerdegreeceremonies/hongrads.aspx
  41. ↑ http://www.bcu.ac.uk/alumni/graduation-ceremonies/graduation-days
  42. ↑ http://bucks.ac.uk/content/newsroom/2014/Graduation_Week
  43. ↑ "Sir Charles Groves Prize 2013". Making Music. 8 April 2013.
  44. ↑ "News Item - British Academy". www.britac.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
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