David Patrick Gedge MBE FRCO (1 March 1939 – 2 July 2016) was an organist based in England and Wales.

Life

He was born on 12 March 1939. He was a chorister in Southwark Cathedral from 1947 - 1962, and educated in St Olave's Grammar School in London, the Royal Academy of Music, and the University of London. He was awarded the Turpin Prize in 1962 when he achieved his FRCO. He was made a

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in 1996, and received the Archbishop of Wales award for church music in 1997. He has written two autobiographie
A Country Cathedral Organist Looks Back
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Both autobiographies were self-published and received mixed reviews. Sadly David died on Saturday 2 July 2016.

Appointments

*Organist of St. Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill, London 1957 - 1962 *Organist of

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1962 - 1966 *Director of Music at

Brecon Cathedral Brecon Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Aberhonddu), in the town of Brecon, Powys, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales and seat of the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon. Previously the church of Brecon Priory ...

1966International Who's Who in Music and Musicians Directory. David Cummings. 2000 - 2007, where his wife Hazel held the position of Assistant Organist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gedge, David Patrick 1939 births Alumni of the Royal College of Music Alumni of the University of London Cathedral organists English organists British male organists English composers English autobiographers Fellows of the Royal College of Organists Members of the Order of the British Empire Living people People educated at St Olave's Grammar School 21st-century organists 21st-century British male musicians Male classical organists