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2010−2011: Edward
Tambling (later assistant organist at St James's Church, Spanish Place, London)
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The Abbey, formally titled the
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly
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Prevost (later organist and director of music at the Town Church in
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David
Stanley Knight, "The organs of Westminster Abbey and their music, 1240−1908"
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2023−2024: Carolyn Craig (later
Assistant Director of Music at Wells Cathedral)
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sung by a choir of 12 professional adults and up to 30 boys from the adjacent
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2016−2018: Benjamin
Cunningham (later assistant director of chapel music,
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is the assistant organist and
Carolyn Craig is the organ scholar.
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2001−2002: Simon Bell (later assistant director of music at
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2018−2020: Alexander
Hamilton (later assistant organist at
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1992−1993: Meirion Wynn Jones (later assistant organist at
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2007−2008: Benjamin
Chewter (later assistant organist at
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1996−1999: John
Hosking (later assistant organist at
735:, King's College London doctoral dissertation, 2001.
723:, "London: Westminster Abbey" (1921), pp. 142−149.
465:1978−1988: Geoffrey Morgan (later sub-organist at
760:Westminster Abbey: The Abbey Choir and musicians
658:2011−2012: Andrej Kouznetsov (later organist at
572:1990−1992: Richard Moorhouse (later organist at
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621:2003−2004: Richard Hills (later organist of
602:1999−2000: Iestyn Evans (later organist st
628:2004−2006: Ian Keatley (later organist at
546:Simon Morley (later assistant organist at
669:(later sub-organist of Westminster Abbey)
784:People associated with Westminster Abbey
557:Geoffrey Styles (later organ scholar at
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83:Organists and Masters of the Choristers
69:organist and master of the choristers
45:. It is the traditional site for the
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721:Cathedral Organists Past and Present
494:, then director of Schola Cantorum,
462:dates unknown: Christopher Herrick
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789:City of Westminster-related lists
341:1956: Robert Henry Charles Palmer
47:coronation of the British monarch
695:2020−2022: Charles Maxtone-Smith
630:Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
559:Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
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660:St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
642:, then assistant organist at
435:1875: Charles Sherwood Jekyll
402:1998: Philip Scriven (acting)
288:1860: Charles Sherwood Jekyll
453:1959−1984: Rilford Trafalgar
779:English classical organists
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672:2014−2015: Jeremy Woodside
119:1625−1644: Richard Portman
745:Westminster Abbey website
604:St James's, Spanish Place
263:, LVO (acting, 1988−1989)
762:. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
747:. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
652:2009−2010: Samuel Prouse
623:St Mary's, Bourne Street
447:1947−1950: Hugh Marchant
300:1881: Henry Davan Wetton
185:George Ebenezer Williams
649:2008−2009: Léon Charles
635:2006−2007: Simon Jacobs
327:Osborne Harold Peasgood
317:Osborne Harold Peasgood
312:1917: Stanley Roper CVO
230:Osborne Harold Peasgood
59:Harrison & Harrison
41:, located close to the
612:2001−2002: Justin Luke
592:1994−1996: Louise Reid
519:2011−2015: Martin Ford
476:1989−1991: Miles Quick
438:1886−1895: W.J. Winter
609:2000−2001: Simon Bell
569:1981−1982: Jane Watts
450:1950−1959: Hugo Limer
75:is the sub-organist,
43:Palace of Westminster
698:2022−2023: Dewi Rees
492:Winchester Cathedral
305:Walter Galpin Alcock
33:abbey church in the
550:, then organist of
471:Christchurch Priory
469:, then organist at
467:Guildford Cathedral
429:Assistant Organists
367:Christopher Herrick
124:Christopher Gibbons
61:installed in 1937.
57:, accompanied by a
35:City of Westminster
794:Lists of organists
683:Winchester College
597:St Asaph Cathedral
574:Llandaff Cathedral
240:William Neil McKie
89:1559: John Taylour
644:Chester Cathedral
640:Lincoln Cathedral
588:William Whitehead
548:Lincoln Cathedral
458:David Bruce-Payne
405:2000: Andrew Reid
353:1967: Tim Farrell
322:1941−1946: vacant
275:Andrew Nethsingha
98:1574: Henry Leeve
65:Andrew Nethsingha
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293:Frederick Bridge
213:Sydney Nicholson
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509:Ashley Grote
422:Peter Holder
398:Martin Baker
379:Iain Simcock
373:Harry Bicket
334:Derek Holman
261:Martin Neary
179:Robert Cooke
109:John Parsons
94:Robert White
73:Peter Holder
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55:choir school
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675:2015−2016:
665:2012−2014:
617:Daniel Cook
615:2002−2003:
586:1993−1994:
537:James Cryer
513:2008−2011:
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503:Daniel Cook
501:2003−2005:
456:1968−1974:
441:1896−1916:
416:Daniel Cook
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228:1941−1945:
197:James Turle
773:Categories
707:References
356:1974: Sir
303:1896: Sir
291:1875: Sir
238:1941: Sir
221:1928: Sir
211:1918: Sir
201:1882: Sir
18:This is a
625:, London)
606:, London)
148:John Blow
136:John Blow
24:organists
485:Guernsey
235:(acting)
20:list of
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414:2013:
408:2004:
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390:1988:
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270:, LVO
256:, CBE
249:, CVO
242:, MVO
225:, CVO
361:CBE
349:CBE
329:CVO
319:CVO
308:MVO
296:CVO
233:CVO
217:MVO
207:CVO
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