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'''Richard Perrignon''' is the ''Master of Sacred Music'' at the College of St John the Evangelist within the University of Sydney, Australia.  
'''Richard Perrignon''' is the ''Master of Sacred Music'' at the College of St John the Evangelist within the University of Sydney, Australia.  


Born in Sydney, he studied piano,violin and classical organ under Helen Maloney, eventually entering the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music as as teenager on violin scholarship under the late Eva Kelly of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He later studied violin under the late Dorel Tincu of the Sydney String Quartet, and classical organ under the Principal Organist of Sydney University, Norman Johnston. From Noumea, Johnston was a pupil of the blind French organist, Marchal, St Eustache). From the age of seven, he sang as a chorister under the direction of Professor David Branagan, from whom he learned the art of choral directing, and was introduced to the repertoire of sacred polyphony, eventually singing with recording ensemble, the St Gregory Chorale. While studying at Sydney University, he became organist to the Blessed Sacrament Fathers at St Peter Julian's Church in the city of Sydney, where he played for 16 years. He was later appointed Director of Music of the former Dominican Priory at Wahroonga, Sydney, from 1998 to 2006, a church on Sydney's North Shore which enjoyed a long choral tradition. In 2001 he founded the Australian vocal ensemble, Capella sublima, at St John's College within the University of Sydney. The Capella has recorded for ABC radio, and sings at major public events. He remains the artistic director of the Capella.  
Born in Sydney, the composer sang as a chorister under the direction of Professor David Branagan, from whom he learned the art of choral directing, and was introduced to the repertoire of sacred polyphony, and eventually sang with Sydney recording ensemble, St Gregory Chorale, in Sydney. He studied piano, violin and classical organ under Helen Maloney, eventually entering the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music as as teenager on violin scholarship under the late Eva Kelly of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He later studied violin under the late Dorel Tincu of the Sydney String Quartet, and classical organ under the Principal Organist of Sydney University, Norman Johnston. From Noumea, Johnston was a pupil of the blind French organist, Marchal, at St Eustache in Paris. He introduced the composr to the French romantic school of organ repertoire, and to early organ and harpsichord fingering techniques.  
 
While studying at Sydney University, he became organist to the Blessed Sacrament Fathers at St Peter Julian's Church in the city of Sydney, where he played for 16 years. He was then appointed Director of Music of the former Dominican Priory at Wahroonga, Sydney, from 1998 to 2006, a church on Sydney's North Shore which enjoyed a long choral tradition. In 2001 he founded the Australian vocal ensemble, Capella sublima, at St John's College within the University of Sydney. The Capella has recorded for ABC radio, and sings at major public events. He remains the artistic director of the Capella.  


He was elected a Fellow of St. John's College from 2005 to 2011, and became its Master of Sacred Music in 2008. He has composed sacred music for many years, and continues to do so at St John's College.
He was elected a Fellow of St. John's College from 2005 to 2011, and became its Master of Sacred Music in 2008. He has composed sacred music for many years, and continues to do so at St John's College.

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Life

Born: 1959

Biography

Richard Perrignon is the Master of Sacred Music at the College of St John the Evangelist within the University of Sydney, Australia.

Born in Sydney, the composer sang as a chorister under the direction of Professor David Branagan, from whom he learned the art of choral directing, and was introduced to the repertoire of sacred polyphony, and eventually sang with Sydney recording ensemble, St Gregory Chorale, in Sydney. He studied piano, violin and classical organ under Helen Maloney, eventually entering the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music as as teenager on violin scholarship under the late Eva Kelly of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He later studied violin under the late Dorel Tincu of the Sydney String Quartet, and classical organ under the Principal Organist of Sydney University, Norman Johnston. From Noumea, Johnston was a pupil of the blind French organist, Marchal, at St Eustache in Paris. He introduced the composr to the French romantic school of organ repertoire, and to early organ and harpsichord fingering techniques.

While studying at Sydney University, he became organist to the Blessed Sacrament Fathers at St Peter Julian's Church in the city of Sydney, where he played for 16 years. He was then appointed Director of Music of the former Dominican Priory at Wahroonga, Sydney, from 1998 to 2006, a church on Sydney's North Shore which enjoyed a long choral tradition. In 2001 he founded the Australian vocal ensemble, Capella sublima, at St John's College within the University of Sydney. The Capella has recorded for ABC radio, and sings at major public events. He remains the artistic director of the Capella.

He was elected a Fellow of St. John's College from 2005 to 2011, and became its Master of Sacred Music in 2008. He has composed sacred music for many years, and continues to do so at St John's College.

The three Gloria's below were written at the request of the Dominican Order in Australia for Vespers at the University of Sydney, said by the Primate of Australia, Cardinal Schonborn OP, during World Youth Day Week in July 2008. They were performed by Capella sublima. The Fisher Amen was written in honour of Bishop Anthony Fisher OP, who co-ordinated World Youth Day Week that year. It was performed for the Pope at Mass at St Mary's Cathedral on the Thursday of that week.

The setting of the psalms for weekly use has always interested the composer, and from time to time he publishes settings of the current psalm for the week on CPDL, sometimes set for choir, and sometimes for soloists.

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