Philip John Moore (born 30 September 1943) is an

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composer and

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Early life

Moore was born in

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and attended

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Career

After studying at the Royal College of Music, he was Assistant Music Master and Organist at Eton College. He became Assistant Organist at Canterbury Cathedral in 1968. He was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at

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in 1974. He succeeded Francis Jackson in 1983 as Organist and Master of the Music at

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, a post he held until his retirement in 2008. In 2015 he began a two-year term as President of the

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Honours

In 2016, the Archbishop of Canterbury awarded him the Cranmer Award for Worship "for his contribution to the English choral tradition as a composer, arranger and performer".

Compositions

Choral works

*''Requiem (2017),'' premiered by BBC Singers with Stephen Farr (organ) *''Alternative Canticles( for the Holst Singers).'' *''Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer'' *''I will lift up mine eyes'' (2012, for Matthew Owens and the choir of

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) *''God be in my head'' (2011, for Lee Dunleavy and the choir of

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) *''Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Sancti Johannis Cantabrigiense)'' (for St John's College, Cambridge) *''O praise God in his holiness'' (2007, commissioned by Exultate Singers for the Bristol-based choir's fifth birthday) *''Holy is the true light'' (2006) *''A Canticle of Light'' (2002) *''God is our hope and strength'' (2001 for St Mary Redcliffe Church Choir, Bristol) *''From Earth to Heaven'' (1999, commissioned by the Choir of

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(then the Parish Church of Saint Peter's-at-Leeds) for the dedication of the Sally-Scott window)From Earth To Heaven. Leeds Minster concert 2022
/ref> *''Lo! God is here!'' (1997, for John Scott and the choir of St Paul's Cathedral) *''Preces and Responses'' (published 1995, for Guildford Cathedral) *''Lo! That is a marvellous change'' (1991, anthem for men's voices) *''O Lord, support us'' (1991) *''In paradisum'' (1988) *''It is a thing most wonderful'' (1987) *''All Wisdom Cometh from the Lord'' (1983) *''God is gone up'' (1980)

References

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