Michael Davey, MA FRCO LRAM ARCM is an

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Education

He studied at the

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where he was awarded the Sir Walford Davies first prize for Organ. He went on to read music at

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as organ scholar of Corpus Christi College.

Career

He was assistant organist at Chichester Cathedral between 1968 and 1971. He was appointed director of music at

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in 1971. He was also organist of St Mary the Boltons,

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and

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.Biographical Dictionary of the Organ , Michael Davey
/ref> He is now retired.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davey, Michael English organists British male organists Living people Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Assistant Organists of Chichester Cathedral 21st-century organists 21st-century British male musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Male classical organists