Peter Gilbert White (21 January 1937 – 3 April 2007) was an English church and concert

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

, most famous for serving as

Leicester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, commonly known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. One of the city centre's five surviving medieval ch ...

's Director of Music from 1969 to 1994.The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.

Background

White was born on 21 January 1937 in

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. After serving as organ scholar at St John's College,

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from 1956 to 1960 and graduation from the university, he was appointed as assistant

Chester Cathedral Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. It is located in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. The cathedral, formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint ...

, succeeding Brian Runnett. He served as such until 1962; he was succeeded by Harold Hullah. In 1969, he was appointed as organist and director of music (master of the choristers) at

following the resignation of

George Charles Gray George Charles Gray (1897–1981) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Leicester Cathedral. Background Gray was born on 7 October 1897 in Nutfield. He was educated at Rotherham Grammar School. He saw military service in World War ...

, until his own retirement in 1994. He was succeeded there by Jonathan Gregory. White died on 3 April 2007.

References

1937 births 2007 deaths English classical organists English cathedral organists Musicians from Plymouth, Devon Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge 20th-century English classical musicians 20th-century English organists 20th-century English male musicians English male classical organists {{organist-stub