Roger Fisher (18 September 1936 – 3 June 2021) was an English concert organist and pianist from Woodford,

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, England.

Biography

He attended Bancroft's School and went on to the

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, studying with Herbert Howells and

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. He gained ARCM, FRCO and CHM diplomas, and also won the Geoffrey Tankard Prize for Organ playing. He went on to

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, having gained an organ scholarship. Fisher lived in

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and was the Assistant Organist at

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and Assistant Lecturer in Music at the

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. In 1967, he became Organist and Master of the Choristers at

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. In 1970, he started recording for occasional

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broadcasts and record labels such as EMI,

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and

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. He retired from the Cathedral in 1996 and moved to live in Wales. Fisher died on 3 June 2021.

Recordings

* Jubilate Deo - Music for Men's Voices (The Lay Clerks of Chester Cathedral) * Roger Fisher at Wells Cathedral (Copeman Hart) * Roger Fisher Plays French Organ Music * Edwin H Lemare Symphony No 1 and Other Romantic Rarities * Organ Music from Chichester Cathedral * A Celebration of Organ Music from Hull City Hall * English Organ Music from Hull City Hall * Roger Fisher plays the Cavaillé-Coll Organ in the Parr Hall, Warrington (2 recordings) * Ystym Colwyn Hall * Whitlock Organ Music * The Land of the Mountain and the Flood * Harold Darke - Organ Works * Organ Music from the Parish Church of St Laurence, Ludlow * Walford Davies * Klassik & Romantik * Early Twentieth Century German Organ Music * Twentieth Century British Organ Music * Romantic Masterpieces for Organ * The Romantic Organ - Chester Cathedral * Music at the Old Chapel * Organ Showcase from Hull City Hall (Volume 2) - Music by J S Bach & Louis Vierne * Organ Showcase from Hull City Hall (Volume 4) - Music by Dupré, Franck & Widor * Organ Centenary: Pietermaritzburg City Hall

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Roger English classical organists English cathedral organists Fellows of the Royal College of Organists 21st-century English organists 21st-century English male musicians 1936 births 2021 deaths