Geoffrey Webber is a musician and academic, and the former Director of Music at

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Gonville and Caius College, commonly known as Caius ( ), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348 by Edmund Gonville, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and ...

. Webber was a chorister at

Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Church of England, Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English architecture, ...

, and was educated at the King's School Worcester and

New College, Oxford New College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by Bishop William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as New College's feeder school, New College was one of the first col ...

, where he was awarded an organ scholarship in 1977. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the organ music of Dietrich Buxtehude. He was appointed Assisting Organist of

Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College ( ) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by Bishop of Winchester William of Waynflete. It is one of the wealthiest Oxford colleges, as of 2022, and ...

, in 1982, and University Organist and Director of Music at the University Church in 1984. In 1989 he was appointed Precentor and Director of Music at

, serving until his resignation due to inappropriate behaviour in April 2019. Webber's publications include ''North German Church Music in the Age of Buxtehude'' (1996), the ''Cambridge Companion to the Organ'' (1998, as co-editor), and ''The Restoration Anthem'' (2003).

Works

His works include: * 1995

Puccini Giacomo Puccini (22 December 1858 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long line of composers, s ...

, Janáček, Geoffrey Webber - Requiem - Mass In E Flat (CD, Album) ASV Digital, CD DCA 914 * 1999 Bach - The Cambridge Baroque Camerata*, Geoffrey Webber - St Mark Passion (2xCD) ASV, Gaudeamus CD GAX 237 * 1999 Samuel Wesley, Geoffrey Webber – Sacred Choral Music (CD, Album) ASV, CD GAU 157 * 2011 Geoffrey Webber - In Dulci Jubilo (CD, Album) BBC Music Magazine BBC MM339, Vol. 20 No.3 * 2013 Geoffrey Webber, with Choir of King's College London - David Trendell - Deutsche Motette (German Romantic Choral Music From

Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

Strauss Strauss, Strauß, or Straus is a common Germanic surname. Outside Germany and Austria ''Strauß'' is usually spelled ''Strauss'' (the letter " ß" is not used in the German-speaking part of Switzerland). In classical music, "Strauss" most com ...

) (CD) Delphian DCD34124 * 2014 Geoffrey Webber & Barnaby Brown - In Praise Of Saint Columba: The Sound World Of The Celtic Church (CD, Album) Delphian DCD34137 * 2017 Geoffrey Webber, Barnaby Brown, Bill Taylor (20),

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& Patrick Kenny - Set Upon The Rood: New Music For Choir & Ancient Instruments (CD, Album) Delphian DCD34154 * 2018 Julian Anderson, Geoffrey Webber – Choral Music (CD, Album) Delphian DCD34202

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Webber, Geoffrey Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at King's School, Worcester Alumni of New College, Oxford Members of the University of Cambridge Faculty of Music English classical organists