David Malcolm Bruce-Payne (born 8 August 1945) is an English cathedral organist. He served at

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. Born in

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, Oxfordshire. He was a chorister at

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under

Boris Ord Boris Ord (born Bernhard Ord), (9 July 1897 – 30 December 1961) was a British organist and choirmaster of King's College, Cambridge (1929-1957). During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force. He is best known for his choral setting of ...

and

Sir David Willcocks Sir David Valentine Willcocks, (30 December 1919 – 17 September 2015) was a British choral conductor, organist, composer and music administrator. He was particularly well known for his association with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, ...

. He studied the organ at the

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including pe ...

and became Assistant Organist at

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and Master of Music at

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in 1968. In 1974, he was appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at Birmingham Cathedral and Head of Music at

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. He later became a Senior Lecturer and teacher of organ at

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until moving to Weymouth in 2003. He continues to be active as a conductor, organist, composer and teacher.

Career

Organist of: * St. Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham 1974The R.C.M. magazine, Volume 70. Royal College of Music–1977 * St. George's Church, Edgbaston 1977–2003

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce-Payne, David English classical organists British cathedral organists 1945 births People educated at Bryanston School Entertainers from Banbury Alumni of the Royal College of Music Living people 21st-century English organists 21st-century British male musicians British male classical organists Academics of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire