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The Stars And Stripes Forever Arr. Rawsthorne Coventry Cathedral by Noel Rawsthorne

Artist Biography For Noel Rawsthorne

Noel Rawsthorne 24 December 1929 – 28 January 2019 Was A British Organist And Composer. He Was A Pupil Of Fernando Germani In Italy And Harold Dawber At The Royal Manchester College. He Became Organist Of Liverpool Cathedral From 1955 To 1980. While There He Composed Many Original Choral Works Such As The Festive Eucharist 1978 Which Is Still Sung Regularly By Churches Across The Anglican Diocese Of Liverpool. Until 1993 Rawsthorne Was Senior Lecturer In Music At Formerly S. Katharine's College Liverpool Now Liverpool Hope University . He Received An Honorary Doctorate In Music From The University Of Liverpool And His Work With The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Included Supervision Of The Refurbishment Of The Rushworth And Dreaper Organ In The Philharmonic Hall And He Sustained Substantial Friendships Personal And Professional With Successive Maestros Of The 'Phil'. He Mentored Now Professor Ian Tracey Who Succeeded Him As Musical Director Of The Cathedral In 1980. Rawsthorne's Compositions And Arrangements Are Found In Many Contemporary Collections Of Organ Music. His Hornpipe Humoresque Is An Amusing Set Of Variations On The Familiar Sailor's Hornpipe In The Styles Of And With Apologies To Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 1st Movement Vivaldi "Spring " 1st Movement From The Four Seasons Arne Rule Britannia And Widor "Toccata" From Symphony For Organ No. 5 . Perhaps His Most Often Played Organ Music Is His 'Aria' In F. Dr Gordon Stewart Recorded A CD In 2012 Of 21 Pieces Of Rawsthorne's Organ Music To Mark The Composer's 83rd Birthday Including Many Pieces Never Previously Recorded.

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