Paul Trepte

Paul Trepte (born 1954) is an English cathedral organist who served at St Edmundsbury Cathedral and Ely Cathedral.[1]

Background

Paul Trepte was born on 24 April 1954 in Morley, West Yorkshire and attended Batley Grammar School. He studied the organ with Donald Hunt and Nicholas Danby and composition with Herbert Howells.

He became organ scholar at New College, Oxford in 1972.

He was appointed Assistant Organist at Worcester Cathedral in 1976.

At St Edmundsbury Cathedral he reinstated an all-male singing environment, after Harrison Oxley controversially decided to introduce girls into the Cathedral choir there.

Whilst Trepte was Director of Music and Organist at Ely Cathedral he oversaw the introduction of Ely Cathedral Girl's Choir, also known as ECGC. This was a new connection between Ely Cathedral and the King's Ely school.

Career

Organ scholar at New College, Oxford 1972 - 1975

Assistant organist:

Organist of:

Conductor of:

Cultural offices
Preceded by
Andrew Fletcher
Organist and Master of the Choristers of Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
1981-1985
Succeeded by
Simon Lole
Preceded by
Harrison Oxley
Organist and Master of the Choristers of St Edmundsbury Cathedral
1985-1990
Succeeded by
Mark Blatchly
Preceded by
Arthur Wills
Organist and Master of the Choristers of Ely Cathedral
1990-2019
Succeeded by
Edmund Aldhouse

References

  1. The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
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