Bay Chamber establishes prize honoring Glenn Jenks Wed, 05/05/2021 - 5:00pm
Glenn Jenks. (Photo courtesy Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School)
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School has received a major gift in support of an annual Young Stars of Maine Prize in honor of beloved musician, composer, raconteur and educator, Glenn Jenks. The $1,000 prize is funded by ticket sales to the annual Glenn Jenks Ragtime Revue, a concert presentation whose mission is to honor Jenks’s life and legacy by “promoting music through performance, education and scholarships to aspiring musicians,” according to their mission statement.
The Glenn Jenks Ragtime Revue began presenting concerts in 2019 where each performer spotlights works by Jenks, along with music from the ragtime era of 1890 through 1920, described the show’s producer and a devoted friend of Jenks, Aaron Robinson.