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<b>Born:</b> 1972
<b>Born:</b> 1972


<b>Biography: Welsh composer and organist. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London with Nicholas Danby and Naji Hakim. Awarded the Durrant, Limpus and Shinn prizes for organ-playing by the Royal College of Organists. Organ Scholar at Winchester Cathedral and Westminster Abbey before moving to Liverpool as Organist of the Metropolitan Cathedral, where he participated in frequent broadcasts and recordings. Subsequently Organist of the Birmingham Oratory before taking up present position at St Mary's Priory Church, Abergavenny.
<b>Biography: '''Welsh composer and organist. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London with Nicholas Danby and Naji Hakim. Awarded the Durrant, Limpus and Shinn prizes for organ-playing by the Royal College of Organists. Organ Scholar at Winchester Cathedral and Westminster Abbey before moving to Liverpool as Organist of the Metropolitan Cathedral, where he participated in frequent broadcasts and recordings. Subsequently Organist of the Birmingham Oratory before taking up present position at St Mary's Priory Church, Abergavenny.


Works include anthems, mass and canticle-settings, Christmas carols, hymn-tunes, psalm-chants and organ works. Solo vocal works include the song-cycle, "Tair Can Serch" for tenor and piano (awarded first prize at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2004).
Works include anthems, mass and canticle-settings, Christmas carols, hymn-tunes, psalm-chants and organ works. Solo vocal works include the song-cycle, "Tair Can Serch" for tenor and piano (awarded first prize at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2004).


Recent commissions have included a motet for the centenary celebrations at Douai Abbey, Reading and a setting of "Llyn y Gadair" as a vocal test-piece for the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in 2006.
Recent commissions have included a motet for the centenary celebrations at Douai Abbey, Reading and a setting of "Llyn y Gadair" as a vocal test-piece for the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in 2006.'''


==List of choral works==
==List of choral works==

Revision as of 10:52, 20 October 2006

Life

Born: 1972

Biography: Welsh composer and organist. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London with Nicholas Danby and Naji Hakim. Awarded the Durrant, Limpus and Shinn prizes for organ-playing by the Royal College of Organists. Organ Scholar at Winchester Cathedral and Westminster Abbey before moving to Liverpool as Organist of the Metropolitan Cathedral, where he participated in frequent broadcasts and recordings. Subsequently Organist of the Birmingham Oratory before taking up present position at St Mary's Priory Church, Abergavenny.

Works include anthems, mass and canticle-settings, Christmas carols, hymn-tunes, psalm-chants and organ works. Solo vocal works include the song-cycle, "Tair Can Serch" for tenor and piano (awarded first prize at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2004).

Recent commissions have included a motet for the centenary celebrations at Douai Abbey, Reading and a setting of "Llyn y Gadair" as a vocal test-piece for the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in 2006.

List of choral works

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