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In retirement Moore was appointed Organist Emeritus of York Minister and served for some time as organist of his local church, St Michael's, Barton-le-Street. [1] He has also been a visiting artist and associate organist at Christ Church, Greenwich, in Connecticut, USA, [4] [5] having composed several pieces for the church's choirs. [6]
The organ of Chester Cathedral. The organ of Chester Cathedral is the major source of instrumental music at the cathedral, being played for daily services and accompanying the choir, as well as being used for concerts and recitals. The choral tradition at Chester is 900 years old, dating from the foundation of the Bendedictine monastery.
He was dean of the American Guild of Organist' New Orleans Chapter [2] and organized a Duruflé festival in New Orleans. He taught at the Sewanee Music Center and at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary [7] From 1975. [9] through 1979, he was organist and choirmaster at St Philip's Episcopal Cathedral in Atlanta.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Philip Hayes (baptised 17 April 1738 – 19 March 1797) was an English composer, organist, singer and conductor. Philip Hayes.
Philip won first prize in counterpoint and fugue in 1904. From 1904 to 1913 Philip was the organist of the choir of the Madeleine church in Paris. From 1904 to 1950 he was professor of organ and harmony at the Schola Cantorum in Paris . Philip also presided over the organs of: Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas (1913-1928), St. Leon (1928-1949),
Despite a reputation as the best improviser on the organ in England, he never succeeded in obtaining an organist's post though he applied to the Foundling Hospital both in 1798 and 1813 and to St George's, Hanover Square in 1824. Generally he appeared to be mistrusted by the British establishment, perhaps due to a forthright manner, his ...
Philip Armes (15 August 1836 – 10 February 1908) was an English organist, notably holding posts at Rochester, Chichester and Durham Cathedral. [ 1 ] Musical career
The organ in the Arboretum at Christ Cathedral is named the Frederick Swann Organ in his honor. [32] [33] Comprising 82 ranks and 4,949 pipes, the 1948 Aeolian-Skinner organ was originally at Beverly Hills' First Church of Christ Scientist, but was removed following severe damage to that church in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. It was ...