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Richard Henry Coleman
Richard Henry Coleman (3 April 1888 – 17 February 1965) was a cathedral organist, who served at Peterborough Cathedral.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. He studied organ under Sydney Nicholson at Carlisle Cathedral and Manchester Cathedral. Career Assistant Organist of: *Manchester Cathedral 1908–1912 Organist of: * St. Mary the Virgin, Blackburn 1912–1914 *St Columb's Cathedral 1914–1920 *Peterborough Cathedral 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, wit ...
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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 soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational hymn-singing and play liturgy, liturgical music. Classical and church organists The majority of organists, amateur and professional, are principally involved in church music, playing in churches and cathedrals. The pipe organ still plays a large part in the leading of traditional western Christian worship, with roles including the accompaniment of hymns, choral anthems and other parts of the worship. The degree to which the organ is involved varies depending on the church and denomination. It also may depend on the standard of the organist. In more provincial settings, organists may be more accurately described as pianists obliged to play the organ for worship services; nev ...
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Haydn Keeton
Haydn Keeton (26 October 1847, in Mosborough – 27 May 1921, in Peterborough) was a cathedral organist, who served at Peterborough Cathedral. Background Haydn Keeton was born in Mosborough. His father Edwin Keeton was organist at Eckington Parish Church. He was a chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he studied with George Elvey. He received his B. Mus. (1869) and D. Mus. from Oxford (1877). He became the organist and choir master at Peterborough in 1870, where he also conducted the local orchestral society for 25 years and the Choral Union for 20 years. Some of his more famous pupils include Alfred Whitehead, Malcolm Sargent, and Thomas Armstrong. His compositions include a Symphony for orchestra, organ voluntaries, piano pieces, songs, services, psalm chants, and anthems including "Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer" (Meadowcroft Prize); also wrote a singing method (London, 1892).James Brown, ''Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'' (London, 1886) He is bu ...
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1965 Deaths
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCAM) is formed as successor to the Afro-Malagasy Union for Economic Cooperation ('; UAMCE), formerly the African and Malagasy Union ('; UAM ...
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1888 Births
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 – In West O ...
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People Educated At Denstone College
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Cathedral Organists
A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches.New Standard Encyclopedia, 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the area under ...
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British Male Organists
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English Classical Organists
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Charles Cooper Francis
Charles Cooper Francis (1884–1956) was a cathedral organist, who served at Peterborough Cathedral.The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw Background Charles Cooper Francis was born on 20 December 1884 in Peterborough. He was an articled pupil of Haydn Keeton at Peterborough Cathedral. Career Assistant Organist of: *Peterborough Cathedral 1905 - 1910 Organist of: *St. Mark's Church, Harrogate 1910 - 1914 *St. Mary's Church, Peterborough 1914 - 1920 *Peterborough Cathedral Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Church of England, Anglican Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Sain ... 1944 - 1946 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Charles English classical organists British male organists Cathedral organists 1884 births 1956 deaths 20th-century organists 20th-century British male musicians 20th-century classical musici ...
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Sydney Weale
Sydney Harry Franz Weale (1881–1943) was a cathedral organist, who served in St Columb's Cathedral, Derry and was borough organist for Stoke on Trent. Background He was educated at Ludlow in Shrosphire. Career Assistant organist of: *St David's Cathedral 1899 - 1901 * Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent 1901 - 1903 *Southwell Minster 1903 - 1904 * St. John's Episcopal Church Perth 1904 - 1909 Organist of: *M.N.C. Church, Mapplewell 1894 - 1895 *Westgate Church, Barnsley 1895 - 1898 *Conisbrough Parish Church 1898 - 1899 *Barony Parish Church, Glasgow 1909 - 1911 *St Columb's Cathedral, Derry 1911 - 1913 *Bridlington Priory Priory Church of St Mary, Bridlington, , commonly known as Bridlington Priory Church is a parish church in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the Diocese of York. It is on the site of an Augustinian priory founded in 1113 which w ... 1914 - 1920 *Borough of Stoke on Trent 1920 - 1943 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Weale, Syd ...
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