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Rochester Cathedral, main west front. Rochester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is in Rochester, Kent, England.The cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Rochester and seat (cathedra) of the Bishop of Rochester, the second oldest bishopric in England after that of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Francesca Massey (born 1982) is the former Organist and Director of Music at Rochester Cathedral, a position she held from September 2019 [1] to August 2022, when she was succeeded by Adrian Bawtree. [2] Previously she was Sub-Organist at Durham Cathedral from 2011.
Memorial to Charles Hylton Stewart in Chester Cathedral. Arthur Charles Lestoc Hylton Stewart (21 March 1884 – 14 November 1932 [1]) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Rochester Cathedral and St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. [2] He also produced several compositions for organ, and a few for choir. [3]
In April 2014, Bawtree was appointed Assistant Sub-Organist of Rochester Cathedral, with responsibility for playing services at weekends and major festivals. [3] In September 2015, he was appointed Second Assistant Organist at Canterbury Cathedral. In 2022, he was appointed Director of Music and Organist at Rochester Cathedral. [4]
The pipe organ of Chester Cathedral. The following list contains information about organists at Church of England cathedrals in England. The cathedrals of England have a long history of liturgical music, often played on or accompanied by the organ. The role of the cathedral organist is a salaried appointment, the organist often also serving as ...
Chelmsford Cathedral, England. Two organs provided by Mander: a larger one [10] at the back of the Nave and a smaller one [11] in the South Quire aisle near the choir-stalls. Rochester Cathedral, England. Major re-modelling by Mander in 1989 [12] Chichester Cathedral, England. Major re-modelling of the 1851 Hill organ by Mander in 1984-86 [13]
The Organ Sonata in C minor of 1936 is his most substantial for the instrument, and the Carillion for organ and orchestra (1932) one of the most spectacular. Other orchestral works include the concert overture The Feast of St Benedict (1934) and the four movement Symphony in G minor for organ and orchestra (1936–7), effectively an organ concerto.
Armes was a chorister at the cathedral of his native city, Norwich, between 1846 and 1848, under Zechariah Buck. He then became a chorister at Rochester Cathedral where his father sang bass in the choir, from 1848 to 1850. He was an articled pupil of John Larkin Hopkins, organist of Rochester Cathedral. [2] [3]