"other fields. Two notable ex-organ scholars who went on to achieve fame in other fields are Edward Heath, who read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford and later served as British Prime Minister 1970–1974; and Dudley Moore, who read music at Magdalen College, Oxford and went on to a career in acting. Organ scholar An organ scholar is a young musician employed as a part-time assistant organist at a cathedral, church or institution where regular choral services are held. The idea of an organ scholarship is to provide the holder with playing, directing and administrative experience. It is"
"Terence MacDonagh John Alfred Terence MacDonagh (3 February 1908 – 12 September 1986) was an English oboist and cor anglais player, particularly known as one of the four members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's so-called ""Royal Family"" of woodwind players. MacDonagh was born in Woolwich, London, the son of the oboist and cor anglais player James MacDonagh, and the nephew of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the seven leaders of the 1916 Rising. He studied in Paris with Myrtile Morel, and in London with Léon Goossens. In 1926 he joined the Scottish Orchestra, and quickly moved to the British National Opera"
"Julian Ovenden Julian Mark Ovenden (born 29 November 1975) is an English actor and singer. He has starred on Broadway and West End stages, in television series in both the UK and US, in films, and performed internationally as a concert and recording artist. Ovenden was born on 29 November 1975 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He is one of three children of the Reverend Canon John Ovenden, a former chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II. He sang in the St Paul's Cathedral Choir, London as a child. He later won a music scholarship to Eton College. He subsequently read music at"
"Oxford. Sir Paul McCartney expressed in the programme his hope ""that this piece will carry the name of Magdalen to all parts of the globe and help to make people aware of the noble institution that it is"". Produced by John Fraser, ""Ecce Cor Meum"" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios between 13 and 17 March 2006. It was performed by soprano Kate Royal, the boys of Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, the boys of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, London Voices and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Gavin Greenaway. Its American première was 14"
"Bradford College (1918-1930). In 1922 he became conductor of the Newbury Symphony Orchestra. From 1931 to 1957 he was head of music at Clifton College. In 1953 he was awarded the OBE. He died in September 1978. Douglas Fox (organist) Dr Douglas Gerard Arthur Fox (born Putney, July 1893 - died Bristol, September 1978) was an English pianist, organist and music teacher. Fox was born into a musical family; his father played violin and cello, his mother the piano. His mother may have been a distant relative of Thomas Ravenscroft. In 1902 the family moved to Bristol. An outstanding organist"
"civic feast at Guildhall on the 5th July, 1660, while the king and the other royal personages were at dinner""; however, the words of Ingelo's hymn differ significantly. The ""Hymnus Eucharisticus"" appears in several movies and television programmes, including most notably Richard Attenborough's film ""Shadowlands"" (1993) on the later years of C.S. Lewis, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins (as Lewis) and Debra Winger. Lewis, a Christian apologist and author, taught at Magdalen College, which was founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor, on the site of the Hospital of St. John, just outside Oxford’s East Gate."
"Michael Glover. However, a small number of other recordings have since come to light: John Ogdon John Andrew Howard Ogdon (27 January 1937 – 1 August 1989) was an English pianist and composer. Ogdon was born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, and attended the Manchester Grammar School, before studying at the Royal Northern College of Music (formerly The Royal Manchester College of Music) between 1953 and 1957, where his fellow students under Richard Hall included Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr, Elgar Howarth and Peter Maxwell Davies. Together they formed New Music Manchester, a group dedicated to the performances of serial and other"
"1960s. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and is married to the actress Mary Law. Alwyn was born in Croydon, England and attended the John Ruskin Boys’ Central School (now known as John Ruskin College). After wartime service with the Royal Air Force, Alwyn joined the Royal Academy of Music (1947-1951), where he studied singing, viola and organ (with C. H. Trevor) and won the Manns Memorial Prize for conducting in 1952. He was the Sub-Professor of Organ and opera coach and founded the RAM Madrigal Choir. After a period as a Colonial Officer working with"
"highly talented pianist and organist and was playing the pipe organ at local church weddings by the age of 14. He attended Dagenham County High School where he received musical tuition from a dedicated teacher, Peter Cork, who became a friend and confidant to Moore and continued to correspond with him until 1994. Moore's musical talent won him an organ scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was tutored by the composer Bernard Rose. While studying music and composition there, he also performed with Alan Bennett in the Oxford Revue. During his university years, Moore had developed a love of"
"by his wife, Vera and has two daughters, Christine and Diane. His Granddaughter is a successful BBC Radio 1 employee, currently Producing the Greg James show. He appeared as the jailer in the 1984 production of ""Fledermaus"" at Covent Garden so his long association with that opera house appears to have tempted him out of retirement for that role. Michael Langdon Michael Langdon (12 November 192012 March 1991) was a British bass opera singer. Langdon was born in Wolverhampton. He had six half brothers and sisters, the youngest, Maud being 19 years his senior. His father, Harry was sixty when"
"contemporary British composers, was released in August 2012 by Meridian Records, with the pianist Ian Ryan. On DVD, Jones appears as Andy Warhol on Dynamic's 2009 recording of Michael Daugherty's ""Jackie O"", and in various roles on the BBC's 2005 film of Rachel Portman's ""The Little Prince"". A recording by Jones of Puccini's aria ""Questo Amor"" was used on the soundtrack of San Banarje's multi-award-winning 2010 film ""Bodhisattva"". Paul Carey Jones Paul Carey Jones (born 1974 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh baritone opera singer. Jones attended Ysgol Gymraeg Melin Gruffydd (primary school, ages 4–11) and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf"
"up with 8 ""standard"" church tones, but to treat it as a unifying concept for Western chant. His compositions include the opera-oratorio ""Good Friday"", first performed in Oxford in February 1998 and ""Ecce sacerdos magnus"" for the Choirs of All Saints' Church, Northampton. He has a wife, two children and five grandchildren John Caldwell (musicologist) John Anthony Caldwell (born 6 July 1938) is an English musicologist and composer. Caldwell was born in Bebington, Cheshire and studied the organ at the Matthay School of Music in Liverpool, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists in 1957. He studied at"
"one son. Sub organist of: Organist of: He was Professor and Examiner of Organ Playing at Trinity College of Music 1946 - 1988. Harry Gabb Harry Gabb CVO (1909–1995) was an English organist, who served at Llandaff Cathedral, St Paul's Cathedral and the Chapel Royal. (William) Harry Gabb was born in Ilford, Essex on 5 April 1909 He studied organ at the Royal College of Music where he won the George Carter Organ Scholarship. He was awarded the MVO in 1961 and the CVO in 1974. He was a Special Commissioner for the Royal School of Church Music, and as"
"Oliver Thornton Oliver Thornton (born 10 September 1979) is a stage actor and singer who is best known for his contributions to musical theatre in London's West End. Oliver Rhoe Thornton was born on 10 September 1979 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. Whilst at school, he discovered an interest in performing and studied classical ballet from an early age. He gained further acting experience with the Abergavenny Amateur Operatic Society, or AAODS for short, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011. Thornton began performing in South Wales, where he studied classical ballet, before completing a BA Honours degree in Musical Theatre"
"35 students to date. William Warfield William Caesar Warfield (22 January 1920 – 26 August 2002), was an American concert bass-baritone singer and actor. One of his earliest professional engagements was in Marc Blitzstein's Broadway opera, Regina. His breakthrough came when he gave his recital debut in New York's Town Hall in 1950. He went on to produce a highly acclaimed album of selections from Porgy and Bess with Leontyne Price in 1963. Warfield was born in West Helena, Arkansas, the oldest of five sons of a Baptist minister. He grew up in Rochester, New York, where his father was"
"John Ogdon, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the John Alldis Choir at Abbey Road studios for EMI. This recording won the Deutscher Schallplatten Preis, the Montreux Award, a Grammy nomination, and has remained in the EMI catalogue for 43 years. It was coupled with Busoni's Two Studies for ""Doktor Faust"": Sarabande and Cortege, Op. 51. Revenaugh's recordings as a pianist: Daniell Revenaugh Daniell Revenaugh (born May 30, 1934) is an American classical pianist and conductor. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he made his debut at the age of 14 playing Beethoven's First Piano Concerto with the Louisville Orchestra. He studied with"
"the use of their Harrison & Harrison and Mander organs. Christopher Bowers-Broadbent is the father of musician Harry Broadbent. Christopher Bowers-Broadbent Christopher Bowers-Broadbent is an English organist and composer. Christopher Bowers-Broadbent was born on 13 January 1945. He was a chorister in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and went on to study organ and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, where he was taught by Arnold Richardson and Richard Rodney Bennett. His made his debut at the Camden Festival in 1966; his first major recitals were at the St Albans International Organ Festival in 1969 and the Royal"
"of operas by Paul Moravec and Stewart Wallace among other American composers. In addition to American opera, Maddalena has sung a broad operatic repertoire which ranges from Monteverdi, Handel, Mozart, and Verdi to modern composers like Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett. He is also a concert artist whose regular performances include works by Bach, Handel and Schubert as well as those by modern composers. Maddalena was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1954. He was trained at the New England Conservatory (NEC), and while a student there made his professional singing debut with the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1974. He became"
"2008, he was diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer's Disease. He retired formally from performing in 2009. (""Bach Notes,"" London Bach Society, Autumn 2013) Peter Hurford Peter Hurford OBE (born 22 November 1930) is a British organist and composer. Hurford was born in Minehead, Somerset, and educated at Blundell's School. He later studied both music and law at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating with dual degrees, subsequently obtaining a reputation for both musical scholarship and organ playing. Hurford subsequently studied in Paris under the blind French organist André Marchal, exploring music of the Baroque period. He is best known for his interpretations of"
"Craig Ogden Craig Ogden is an Australian classical guitarist whose albums have topped the UK classical charts. He is Principal Lecturer in Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK. Ogden began playing guitar at the age of seven, and graduated in music from the University of Western Australia. In 1990 he became UK-based, and has a Professional Performance Diploma from the Royal Northern College of Music, where in 2004 he received a Fellowship from the Royal Northern College of Music, becoming the youngest person to be given the honour. He married the British singer Claire Bradshaw,"
"in Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, on 28 May 1935. He grew up in Derbyshire, singing in the church choir in Bolsover and participated in Gilbert and Sullivan operas at Brunts grammar school in Mansfield. He left school without finishing, becoming a police cadet, and became a constable after completing military service in Germany, where he became more interested in singing. He studied at Worcester Teacher Training College, during which he sang in concerts and performed in more amateur Gilbert and Sullivan productions. Van Allan taught science in Birmingham while studying voice with David Franklin at the Birmingham School of Music. In 1964,"
"John Ogdon John Andrew Howard Ogdon (27 January 1937 – 1 August 1989) was an English pianist and composer. Ogdon was born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, and attended the Manchester Grammar School, before studying at the Royal Northern College of Music (formerly The Royal Manchester College of Music) between 1953 and 1957, where his fellow students under Richard Hall included Harrison Birtwistle, Alexander Goehr, Elgar Howarth and Peter Maxwell Davies. Together they formed New Music Manchester, a group dedicated to the performances of serial and other modern works. His tutor there was Claud Biggs. As a boy he had studied"
"MacDonagh's case moved back – to the BBC Symphony Orchestra. This was MacDonagh's last orchestral position. He retired in 1973. From 1945 to 1978 MacDonagh was professor of oboe at the Royal College of Music; his students included Edwin Roxburgh, John Warrack, Neil Black, Roy Carter and Anthony Camden. He is credited by the oboist Geoffrey Burgess with introducing a lasting French influence into English oboe playing. MacDonagh was appointed OBE in 1979. He died in London, aged 78. Photo by Geoffrey Browne Terence MacDonagh John Alfred Terence MacDonagh (3 February 1908 – 12 September 1986) was an English oboist"
"the subsequent EMI recording won the Classical BRIT Award for Album of the Year in 2007. Other recordings with Magdalen College Choir include ""Listen Sweet Dove"", a selection of Grayston Ives' liturgical works, and Duruflé's ""Requiem"". The choir developed a fruitful relationship with film composer, George Fenton, notably in ""Shadowlands"" (1993), directed by Richard Attenborough. Ives was a chorister at Ely Cathedral and later studied music at Cambridge University where he held a choral scholarship at Selwyn College. After teaching music for a period, he became a member of the King's Singers, from 1978 to 1985. His voice can be"
"an open scholarship at Magdalen Hall (later renamed Hertford College), where he matriculated 17 October 1868. While studying there, Lloyd was founder, with Hubert Parry, and first president of the Oxford University musical club. He took his B.A. degree in 1872, taking a second class in Classical Mods and Theology, however music was quietly taking possession of his life. He was greatly influenced by the organist of Magdalen College, John Stainer, who gave him lessons in harmony but, more importantly, inspired him musically – ""I gained an experience of untold value to me in watching him as he played"". Lloyd"
"Mair McDowell. Hugh McDowell Hugh Alexander McDowell (31 July 1953 – 6 November 2018) was an English cellist best known for his membership of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) and related acts. McDowell started playing the cello at the age of four-and-a-half; by the age of 10, he had won a scholarship to the Yehudi Menuhin School. Only one year later he made his first professional appearance in Benjamin Britten's ""The Turn of the Screw"", in which he sang. Later he attended Kingsway College of Further Education, the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama."
"was in January 2014. In November 2016, Sherlock was the victim of a street attack in London. The injuries from the assault required reconstructive facial surgery. James Sherlock James Sherlock (born Rudgwick, West Sussex) is a musician of British and Irish ancestry. Born in Sussex, Sherlock studied with Kevin Smith, continuing at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester and Eton College. He read music at Trinity College Cambridge, where he was organ scholar. He continued music studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Joan Havill and Conducting at the Sibelius Academy. Professionally, Sherlock has conducted the English"
"September. Simon has also written music for the Royal Shakespeare company and other London Theatres, including work at Sloane Square Theatre, The Royal Court. Simon Slater Simon Slater, born 7 March 1959 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire is an English actor and composer. He was educated at Sedbergh School. He has been performing, playing and composing since his early teens and continued through university when he attended Goldsmiths College at the University of London. He plays piano, double bass, saxophone, clarinet, and the ukulele. Slater has had numerous music scores in theatre and films. He most recently worked as composer on"
"Nigel Ogden Nigel Ogden is an English theatre organist, known for presenting and performing on the BBC Radio 2 programme ""The Organist Entertains"" from 1980 to 2018. Ogden was born in Manchester, England, the son of a church organist, and had several years of piano lessons, before taking up the organ at the age of twelve. As a child, his family took him to Blackpool Tower Ballroom to hear performances on the Wurlitzer organ there, by Reginald Dixon. He studied to be a teacher, then worked as a sales demonstrator for an organ retail business in Hyde, Cheshire, where he"
"to the actor Gabriel Woolf; they have a daughter, Emily (b. 1984). Felicity Lott Dame Felicity Ann Emwhyla Lott, (born 8 May 1947) is an English soprano. Lott was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. From her earliest years she was musical, having started studying piano at age 5. She also played violin and began singing lessons at 12. She is an alumna of Royal Holloway, University of London, obtaining a BA in French and Latin in 1969. She made her debut in 1975 as Pamina in Mozart's ""The Magic Flute"" at the English National Opera. In 1976 she appeared in the"
"Flintshire. He was one of seven children, the son of a coal miner. At age 14, he left school to become an apprentice carpenter, but soon began to acquire a reputation as a singer at local eisteddfodau. Lloyd entered the Guildhall School of Music in 1933, having won a scholarship to study singing under Walter Hyde. He won several prestigious prizes at the school, and then in 1938 took on his first notable role, as Macduff in Glyndebourne Festival Opera's production of Verdi's ""Macbeth"". It was the first professional production of the opera in England. He was also the principal"
"trio Fascinating Aida at the Theatre Royal Windsor. Gulliver Ralston Gulliver Ralston (born in 1978) is a British musician living in Oxford, UK. Ralston was born in 1978 and was a chorister in the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. After completing his secondary education at Eton College he read music at New College, Oxford, where he held an alto choral scholarship. After graduating he won a graduate award to write a D.Phil on Richard Wagner at St Peter's College, Oxford where he was Director of Musical Performance from 2003 to 2005. Gulliver Ralston is Artistic Director of the Brinkburn"
"born in Norfolk in 1946. He early showed interest in music, encouraged by his father, a RAF pilot, who had trained as a church organist. He was educated at Norwich School and studied the organ at Saxlingham, then went on to the University of Cambridge, where he qualified in modern languages and music. His teachers at Cambridge included Peter le Huray and Sir David Willcocks. His first involvement in film music was as a writer, and through this he met many film composers in the United Kingdom and the United States. He struck up a friendship with Bernard Herrmann, who"