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List Of Musicians At English Cathedrals
The following list contains information about organists at Church of England cathedrals in England. The List of cathedrals in England, cathedrals of England have a long history of liturgical music, often played on or accompanied by the Organ (music), organ. The role of the cathedral organist is a salaried appointment, the organist often also serving as Choir#Structure, choirmaster. There is often also an assistant organist and an organ scholar. Birmingham, St Philip's Cathedral Organists at St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham have included composers Charles John Blood Meacham, Richard Yates Mander and Rupert Jeffcoat. Directors of Music * 1715 Barnabas Gunn * 1733? William de St. Thunes * 1735? John Ohio Eversman * 1765 Jeremiah Clark (afterwards organist of Worcester Cathedral) * 1803 Bishop Simms * 1829 Henry Simms (organist), Henry Simms * 1871 Charles John Blood Meacham (later organist of St George's Church, Edgbaston) * 1888 Richard Yates Mander (later organist of All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England cathedral in Worcester, England, Worcester, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Worcester and is the Mother Church#Cathedral, mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Worcester, diocese of Worcester; it is administered by its Dean of Worcester, dean and Chapter (religion), chapter. The cathedral is a grade I listed building and part of a scheduled monument. The cathedral was founded in 680. The earliest surviving fabric dates from 1084, when the cathedral was rebuilt in the Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style by Bishop Wulfstan (died 1095), Wulfstan. The chapter house dates from 1120, and the nave was extended in the 1170s. Between 1224 and 1269 the east end was rebuilt in the Early English Gothic style. The remainder of the nave was rebuilt in the 1360s, and the "exquisite" central tower completed in 1374. The cathedral retains a set of medieval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Massey (musician)
Roy Cyril Massey (born 9 May 1934) is a British organist and conductor. Early life and education Born in Birmingham, Massey was educated at Moseley Grammar School and the University of Birmingham, where he was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Music (BMus). He also holds the diplomas of FRCO(CHM) and the Archbishop's Diploma in Church Music (ADCM). Career Massey served as organist of St Alban-the-Martyr, Bordesley (1953–1960), and of St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston (1960–1965), before becoming warden of the Royal School of Church Music and organist of Croydon Parish Church (1965–1968). From 1968 to 1974 he was organist of St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, and director of music at King Edward's School, Birmingham. He was elected Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music (FRSCM) in 1972 and Fellow of St. Michael's College, Tenbury, in 1975. From 1974 to 2001 he was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Hereford Cathedral. During this time, he was conductor-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Tunnard
Thomas Tunnard (30 July 1918 – 25 August 2012) was an English cathedral organist, who served in St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham. Background Thomas Newburgh Tunnard was born on 30 July 1918 in Lexham, Norfolk. He was a chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, and then educated at Bedford School, the Royal College of Music and New College, Oxford 1937 - 1939, and 1945 - 1946. From 1950 he was head of music at Warwick School. In 1953 he founded the Warwick & Kenilworth Choral Society. From 1958 he was head of music at King Edward's School, Birmingham, following in the footsteps of his predecessor Willis Grant at the Cathedral. In 1979 he was in charge of the choir of York Minster for a term while the resident Director of Music, Francis Jackson (composer) was on sabbatical. Died 25 August 2012 Career Organist of: * St Michael at the North Gate, Oxford 1946 - 1950 * Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick The Collegiate Church of St Mary is a Church of Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Bristol, which had been in existence since 1876. Bristol Medical School, founded in 1833, was merged with the University College in 1893, and later became the university's school of medicine. The university is organised into #Academic structure, six academic faculties composed of multiple schools and departments running over 200 undergraduate courses, largely in the Tyndalls Park area of the city. It had a total income of £1.06 billion in 2023–24, of which £294.1 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £768.7 million. It is the largest independent employer in Bristol. Current academics include 23 fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, 13 fellows of the British Academy, 43 fellows of the Academy of Soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis Grant
Willis Grant (1 May 1907 – 9 November 1981) was an English cathedral organist, who served in St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham. Background Willis Grant was born on 1 May 1907 in Bolton, Lancashire. He was educated at Astley Bridge School. He studied the organ with Walter Williams of Bury and Edward Bairstow at York Minster. Whilst at Lincoln he was Music Master at South Park High School, Conductor of the Great Burton Choral Society, and Lecturer in Music for the Extra-Mural department of the University of Nottingham. In 1934 he became a Doctor of Music (Dunelm) and was the youngest Doctor of Music in the country. From 1934 to 1937 he was Lecturer in Music at Sheffield University. From 1938 to 1939 he was Tutor for the Special Music Course at the City of Sheffield Technical College. During World War II he served with the Royal Army Service Corps, 1941–1942 and was a Major in the Royal Army Educational Corps in the Indian Command lecturing on music, 1942–1946. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Church, Nottingham
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest parish churchDomesday Book: A Complete Translation (Penguin Classics) of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest. It is one of only five Grade I listed buildings in the City of Nottingham. It is situated on High Pavement at the heart of the historic Lace Market district and is also known as St Mary's in the Lace Market. It is a member of the Major Churches Network. History The church is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and is believed to date back to the Saxon times. The main body of the present building (at least the third on the site) dates from the end of the reign of Edward III (1377) to that of Henry VII of England, Henry VII (1485–1509). The nave was finished before 1475 and it is notable for its uniformity of Perpendicular Period, gothic perpendicular style. It is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Frederick Dunnill
William Frederick Dunnill (1880–1936) was an English cathedral organist, who served in St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham. Background He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire on 16 March 1880. He was the son of Jeremiah Dunnill (Music Seller and Music Teacher) and Pollie. In 1891 they were living at 1 Cheapside, Wakefield He was a pupil of Joseph Naylor Hardy at Wakefield Cathedral. He died in the vestry of St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham on 28 September 1936. Career Assistant organist of Wakefield Cathedral Wakefield Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, is a co-equal Anglicanism, Anglican cathedral with Bradford Cathedral, Bradford and Ripon Cathedral, Ripon Cathedrals, in the Anglican Diocese of Le ... 1896 - 190020th Century Cathedral Organists. Enid Bird Organist of: *Christ Church, Surbiton 1900 - 1901 *St. Luke's Church, Bromley 1901 - 1903 * St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 1903 - 1914 * St. Philip's Cathedral, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Margaret's, Westminster
The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey is in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, London, England. It is dedicated to Margaret the Virgin, Margaret of Antioch, and forms part of a single World Heritage Site with the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey. History and description The church was founded in the twelfth century by Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine monks, so that local people who lived in the area around the Abbey could worship separately at their own simpler parish church, and historically it was within the hundred of Ossulstone in the county of Middlesex. In 1914, in a preface to ''Memorials of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster'', a former Rector of St Margaret's, Hensley Henson, reported a mediaeval tradition that the church was as old as Westminster Abbey, owing its origins to the same royal saint, and that "The two churches, conventual and parochial, have stood side by side for more than eight centuries – not, of course, the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Stephenson (organist)
Edwin Stephenson (1871–1922) was an English cathedral organist, who served in St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham. Background He was born in Windermere, Cumbria in 1871. He was a pupil at the Royal College of Music. His career started early when at the age of 14 he was appointed to Cartmel Priory as organist.Musical Times. Vol 63. 1 Nov 1922 He was a proponent of Tudor church music and he published the ''Lamentations'' of Robert Whyte (a former organist at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster). At a time when many organ recitals favoured transcriptions of orchestral works, Stephenson eschewed them in favour of organ compositions. His recital programmes included the sonatas and larger chorale fantasias of Max Reger and the later symphonies of Charles Widor. Career Organist of: * Cartmel Priory 1888–1891 *Holy Trinity Church, Sunningdale 1891–1901 * St Michael's Church, Brighton 1901–1905 *St Nicholas' Church, Brighton The Church of Saint Nicholas of Myra, usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary The Virgin, Acocks Green
St Mary the Virgin, Acocks Green is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Acocks Green, Birmingham, England. History For centuries, Acocks Green was part of the Parish of Yardley, Birmingham, Yardley, however the population had expanded throughout the 19th century, with the middle classes moving out of the town, and demand came for a separate parish church. The church was the outcome of meetings of local people in 1864. The site was given by Yardley Charity Trustees, and John Field Swinburn gave an endowment of £1,000, equivalent to £51,500 today. The foundation stone was laid on 13 October 1864 and, on 17 October 1866, a portion of the nave and two aisles were consecrated.Byrne p. 113 The church was a chapel-of-ease to St. Edburgha's, Yardley until 1867, when a parish was created. The church, designed in 1864 by J. G. Bland, was originally intended to have a tower and spire at the southwest corner. In 1894, a chancel, designed by J. A. Chatwin, was added. Howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints' Church, Ryde
All Saints' Church, Ryde is a parish church in the Church of England located in Ryde, Isle of Wight. The building is a landmark of the island, the spire being visible from many places around the Isle of Wight and from the mainland, projecting beyond the skyline. All Saints' is sometimes referred to as the "Cathedral of the Island" It is a Grade II* ecclesiastical listed building. Architecture The church was built between 1868 and 1872 by the architect George Gilbert Scott. The spire was an addition of 1881/82. A previous tradition saw the spire climbed early on the Feast of the Ascension to sing an Ascension hymn. All Saints' is listed as a 'large' church in ornate Second Pointed style, constructed of stone-rubble with ashlar dressings. There are six bay-pointed arcades with naturalistic capitals. The chancel walls were painted by Clayton and Bell. The vestry - now the choir song school - was added by C Pemberton-Leach in 1891. There are two side chapels: The Warrior Chape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
