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Dearnley
Dearnley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ben Dearnley (born 1964), English sculptor *Christopher Dearnley Christopher Hugh Dearnley (11 February 1930 – 15 December 2000) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Salisbury Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral. Background Christopher Hugh Dearnley was born on 11 February 1930 in Wolverhampton ... (1930–2000), English organist * Zak Dearnley (born 1998), English football player {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Dearnley
Christopher Hugh Dearnley (11 February 1930 – 15 December 2000) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Salisbury Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral. Background Christopher Hugh Dearnley was born on 11 February 1930 in Wolverhampton. He was educated at Cranleigh School. He was organ scholar at Worcester College, Oxford, from 1948 to 1952. From 1954 to 1968 he was engaged at Salisbury Cathedral, as assistant organist and (in 1957) organist. He also was conductor of the Salisbury Medical and Orchestral Societies, and was joint conductor of the annual Southern Cathedrals Festival (a collaboration between the Salisbury, Chichester, and Winchester cathedrals). Whilst organist at St Paul's he would greatly amuse the choristers by turning up for choir practice in his plus fours which he would also wear whilst cycling around the City of London early in the mornings doing a (presumably one of his children's) paper round. In 1963 he headed the faculty for the Wa-Li-Ro Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Dearnley
Ben Dearnley (born 1964) is an English sculptor. He was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Training In 1997 Dearnley began his training in carving stone with sculptor Les Sandham. The 'Avenue of Champions' series Dearnley was selected as an Official Olympic Artist for London's 2012 Olympics, and is best known for his 'Avenue of Champions' series, a collaboration with some of Britain's finest Olympic and Paralympics athletes to commemorate the 2012 Games. Athletes depicted in the series include: Mark Foster, Ade Adepitan, Debbie Flood, Alex O'Connell, Christine Ohuruogu, Lee Pearson, Louis Smith, Leon Taylor and Steve Williams. Other work Dearnley's other works include: a bronze portrait of violist Lionel Tertis, on permanent display at the Royal Academy of Music; a marble torso placed within London's Law Courts; and a bird sculpture on permanent show in Lake Farm Country Park in Hayes, west London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |