Richard Henry Coleman (3 April 1888 – 17 February 1965) was a cathedral organist, who served at

Peterborough Cathedral Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew, and formerly known as Peterborough Abbey or St Peter's Abbey, is a cathedral in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in the United Kingdom. The seat of the Church ...

.The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw

Background

Richard Henry Pinwill Coleman was born on 3 April 1888 in Dartmouth. He was a chorister in St George's Church, Ramsgate before going to

Denstone College Denstone College is a co-educational, private, boarding and day school in Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It is a Woodard School, having been founded by Nathaniel Woodard, and so Christian traditions are practised as part of Coll ...

. He studied organ under Sydney Nicholson at

Carlisle Cathedral Carlisle Cathedral, formally the , is a Listed building, Grade I listed Anglicanism, Anglican cathedral in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It was founded as an Augustinian priory and became a cathedral in 1133. It is a ...

and

Manchester Cathedral Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the c ...

Career

Assistant Organist of: *

1908–1912 Organist of: * St. Mary the Virgin, Blackburn 1912–1914 *

St Columb's Cathedral St Columb's Cathedral in the walled city of Derry, Northern Ireland, is the cathedral church and episcopal see of the Church of Ireland's Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. It is also the parish church of Templemore. It is dedicated to Saint Columba ...

1914–1920 *

1921–1944 *Hatfield Parish Church 1947–1948 *All Saints' Church, Eastbourne 1949–1959 *Chapel Royal, Brighton Director of music at: *

Chailey Heritage School Chailey Heritage School is a special school located in North Chailey, East Sussex, England. It is owned and operated by the Chailey Heritage Foundation. The school is for children and young adults, aged between 3 and 19, with complex physical ...

from 1920

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Richard English classical organists Cathedral organists People educated at Denstone College 1888 births 1965 deaths 20th-century organists 20th-century British male musicians 20th-century classical musicians British male classical organists