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Toccata And Fugue In D Minor Bwv565 Fugue by Stephen Cleobury

Stephen Cleobury

Artist Biography For Stephen Cleobury

Sir Stephen Cleobury CBE 31 December 1948 - 22 November 2019 Was An English Organist And Director Of Music Most Noted For His Connection With The Choir Of King's College Cambridge And The BBC Singers. Cleobury Was Born In Bromley Kent The Son Of John F. Cleobury And Brenda J. Randall. He Was Organ Scholar At St John's College Cambridge Under The Musical Directorship Of George Guest And Sub-Organist Of Westminster Abbey Before Becoming Master Of Music At Westminster Cathedral In 1979. He Was Head Of Music At St Matthew's Church Northampton And Head Of Music At Northampton Grammar School During The Mid 1970s. He Was Also President Of The Royal College Of Organists From 1990 To 1992. He Was A Fellow Of The Royal College Of Music And An Honorary Doctor Of Music From Anglia Ruskin University. In 1982 He Took Up The Position Of Director Of Music For The Choir Of King's College Cambridge Where He Also Taught Music. He Was Conductor Of Cambridge University Musical Society CUMS From 1983 To 2009 And Made Many Recordings With That Group Including Verdi's Quattro Pezzi Sacri And Goehr's The Death Of Moses. As Part Of The Celebrations Of The 800th Anniversary Of Cambridge University He Premiered Peter Maxwell Davies' The Sorcerer's Mirror. He Was Also Chief Conductor Of The BBC Singers From 1995 To 2007 And Was Conductor Laureate Since 2007. Cleobury Retired On 30 September 2019 And Was Succeeded At King's College By Daniel Hyde. Cleobury Served As Visiting Fellow At The Louisiana State University School Of Music For 2013-2014. 4 His Brother Nicholas Cleobury Is Also A Conductor. His Cousin Stephen Dean Is A Composer. 5 He Lived With His Wife Emma And Their Two Daughters. Cleobury Died On 22 November 2019 In His Hometown Of York After A Long Illness. In 2008 Cleobury Was Awarded An Honorary Fellowship Of The Royal School Of Church Music. Cleobury Was Appointed Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire CBE In The 2009 Birthday Honours. He Was Knighted In The 2019 Birthday Honours For Services To Choral Music. Recordings CD's As Conductor
2013 - Britten Saint Nicolas Choir Of King's College Cambridge 2013 - Mozart Requiem Realisations Choir Of King's College Cambridge 2012 - Nine Lessons & Carols Choir Of King's College Cambridge 2007 - I Heard A Voice - Music From The Golden Age Works By Weelkes Gibbons And Tomkins Choir Of King's College Cambridge Oliver Brett Peter Stevens 2006 - Brahms A German Requiem Choir Of King's College Cambridge With Susan Gritton Hanno Müller-Brachmann Evgenia Rubinova And Jose Gallardo 2003 - Mahler Symphony No. 2 "Auferstehung" CUMS With MIT Boston 2003 - Bach Johannes-Passion Choir Of King's College Cambridge With John Mark Ainsley Stephen Richardson Catherine Bott Michael Chance Paul Agnew And Stephen Varcoe 2002 - Vivaldi Gloria Choir Of King's College Cambridge With The Academy Of Ancient Music 2001 - Howells Te Deum & Jubilate Choir Of King's College Cambridge 2000 - Handel Israel In Egypt Choir Of King's College Cambridge Ian Bostridge Michael Chance Susan Gritton Stephen Varcoe 2000 - Best Loved Hymns Choir Of King's College Cambridge 1999 - Rachmaninov Vespers Choir Of King's College Cambridge 1998 - John Rutter Requiem Choir Of King's College Cambridge 1997 - Stanford Evening Services In C And G Choir Of King's College Cambridge 1996 - The King's Collection Choir Of King's College Cambridge 1996 - Allegri Miserere Choir Of King's College Cambridge 1995 - Handel Dixit Dominus Choir Of King's College Cambridge 1994 - Ikos Choir Of King's College Cambridge 1994 - Handel Messiah Choir Of King's College Cambridge With Lynne Dawson Hilary Summers John Mark Ainsley And Alastair Miles 1994 - Bach St Matthew Passion Choir Of King's College Cambridge With Rogers Covey-Crump Michael George Emma Kirkby Michael Chance Martyn Hill David Thomas 1990 - Tallis Spem In Alium Lamentations Of Jeremiah Responsaries Choir Of King's College Cambridge 1989 - Fauré Requiem Duruflé Requiem Choir Of King's College Cambridge Olaf Bär Ann Murray 1984 - O Come All Ye Faithful Favourite Christmas Carols Choir Of King's College Cambridge As Organist
1993 - Organ Favourites From King's College Cambridge
2004 - British Organ Music From King's
2007 - Organ Classics From King's
2009 - The Grand Organ Of King's College
2017 - The King Of Instruments A Voice Reborn
2019 - Herbert Howells’ An English Mass DVD
As Conductor Anthems From King's Choir Of King's College Cambridge Carols From King's Choir Of King's College Cambridge Handel Messiah Choir Of King's College Cambridge Bach Johannes Passion Choir Of King's College Cambridge