Harold Dexter (7 October 1920 - 27 June 2000) was a British organist, Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Head of General Musicianship Department, 1962–85). He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys, Leicester and

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Appointments

*1946 -1949 Organist of St. James’ Church, Louth

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*1949 - 1956 Organist of

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*1956 - 1968 Organist of

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References

* ‘DEXTER, Harold’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 200
accessed 30 July 2011
* http://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Dexter_Harold_1920 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dexter, Harold 1920 births 2000 deaths People educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys