List of organists and assistant organists of Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England.
Organ seen from the crossing.
The first record of an organ dates from 1310, with a smaller organ, probably for the Lady Chapel, being installed in 1415. In 1620 a new organ, built by Thomas Dallam, was installed at a cost of £398 1s 5d, however this was destroyed by parliamentary soldiers in 1643 and another new organ was built in 1662,[1] which was enlarged in 1786,[2] and again in 1855.[3] In 1909–1910 a new organ was built by Harrison & Harrison with the best parts of old organ retained,[4] and this has been maintained by the same company since.[5]
Organists
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Assistant organists
- Charles William Lavington 1842 – 1859
- J. Summers
- Frederick Joseph William Crowe[8] (later organist of Chichester Cathedral) c.1880
- Charles Harry Moody 1894 – 1895 (then acting organist 1895)
- Frederick William Heck 1896 – 1897[9] (afterwards organist of Bedminster Parish Church)
- W. J. Bown[10]
- Richard John Maddern-Williams 1904 – 1906 (afterwards sub-organist of Norwich Cathedral).
- Kenneth J Miller 1906[11]
- F.P. Wheeldon 1908
- Frank W. Porkess
- Marmaduke Conway 1920 – 1925 (later organist of Ely Cathedral)
- C.H. Trevor 1926 – 1927
- Conrad William Eden 1927 – 1933 (then organist)
- J.W. Martindale-Sidwell 1938
- Michael Peterson 1946 – 1953
- Hugo Langrish 1953 - 1961
- Anthony Crossland 1961 – 1970
- David Anthony Cooper 1977 – 1983 (later organist of Blackburn Cathedral)
- Christopher Brayne 1983 – 1990 (later organist of Bristol Cathedral)
- David Ponsford
- Andrew Nethsingha 1990 – 1994
- Rupert Gough 1994 – 2005
- David Bednall 2002 – 2007 (Senior Organ Scholar 2002 – 2004)
- Jonathan Vaughn 2007 – 2017
- Jeremy Cole 2017-19
- James Gough (Acting) 2019-2020
References
- "Somerset, Wells Cathedral of St. Andrew, Dean & Chapter Of Wells N0 6890". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- "Somerset, Wells Cathedral of St. Andrew, Dean & Chapter Of Wells N06890". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- "Somerset, Wells Cathedral of St. Andrew, Dean & Chapter Of Wells N06891". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- "Somerset, Wells Cathedral of St. Andrew, Dean & Chapter Of Wells N06892". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- "Somerset, Wells Cathedral of St. Andrew, Dean & Chapter Of Wells N06893". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- "Walter Bagele". Biographical Dictionary of the Organ. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- "Matthew Owens". Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- Thornsby, 1912 page 264
- Thornsby, 1912 page 286
- Thornsby, 1912 page 251
- Thornsby, 1912 page 309
Bibliography
- Thornsby, Frederick W. (1926). Dictionary Of Organs And Organists. H. Logan.
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