Guest Barry Williams Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 I have heard that Mr Lindsay Gray, Headmaster of Llandaff Cathedral School, is to be the next Director of the RSCM. Also, Katherine Dienes Williams is to be the Organist and Choirmaster of Guildford Cathedral. Barry Williams
Davidb Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Thanks for that Barry. I knew Katherine in her days at Norwich as assistant, where she was both a superb player and nice lady to boot. Isn't the first job she has been offered, but all the best to her, and of course Mr. Gray. Interesting though that Guildford hasn't gone down the route of appointing a Choral Specalist...
sjf1967 Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Thanks for that Barry. I knew Katherine in her days at Norwich as assistant, where she was both a superb player and nice lady to boot. Isn't the first job she has been offered, but all the best to her, and of course Mr. Gray. Interesting though that Guildford hasn't gone down the route of appointing a Choral Specalist... Simple reason, David - we really need two very capable players on the full time staff at Guildford, as the no1 accompanies the girls (who are directed by the no2) and there are numerous specials etc which (especially at Christmas) are too much for one person to do alone. Which is not to say that Katherine won't also do a really superb job with the choir here, as she has done with her singers at Warwick.
mrbouffant Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Exciting times all round. I still await a response to my application at Liverpool Cathedral
Guest Barry Williams Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Herewith the hyperlink about the RSCM appointment of Mr Lindsay Gray ARCO as the new Director: http://www.rscm.com/info_resources/news/Di...nt_27092007.php Barry Williams
Guest Cynic Posted September 28, 2007 Posted September 28, 2007 Herewith the hyperlink about the RSCM appointment of Mr Lindsay Gray ARCO as the new Director: http://www.rscm.com/info_resources/news/Di...nt_27092007.php Barry Williams Curious that Mr.Gray's title is merely 'Director' - Professor John Harper always styled himself 'Director General'!
wolsey Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Curious that Mr.Gray's title is merely 'Director' - Professor John Harper always styled himself 'Director General'! Not really curious. The title has indeed changed, reflecting the nature of the new post. Professor Harper did not bestow his job title upon himself. He was asked by the RSCM Council to combine the role of director with that of chief executive, with the title Director General.
tribunegallery Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Anyone know who else was on the shortlist for Guildford?
Guest Cynic Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Not really curious. The title has indeed changed, reflecting the nature of the new post. Professor Harper did not bestow his job title upon himself. He was asked by the RSCM Council to combine the role of director with that of chief executive, with the title Director General. So they're going to have a chief executive as well? Visions of deckchair manouvres come to mind.
Guest drd Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Yes, one's impression is that the RSCM is not the organisation it was in earlier days, and indeed seems to have lost a sense of direction. Good for KD, though, a fine player and person.
Vox Humana Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Anyone know who else was on the shortlist for Guildford? Hmm. A matter for PMs, methinks. I think it would be invidious to discuss openly who failed to get the job!
mrbouffant Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Hmm. A matter for PMs, methinks. I think it would be invidious to discuss openly who failed to get the job! Nice to see the departing Guildford organist played a recital at the new Guildford organist's current church back in August...
Guest Barry Williams Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 I presume everyone knows that Alan Thurlow is retiring from Chichester. Barry Williams
ajt Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 I presume everyone knows that Alan Thurlow is retiring from Chichester. Barry Williams Last I heard he'd committed to another 5 years, but that could just be the rumour mill getting it wrong...
Guest Barry Williams Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Last I heard he'd committed to another 5 years, but that could just be the rumour mill getting it wrong... I apologise if my information is incorrect. Barry Williams
DHM Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Quote from the Lay Clerks' List, posted on Wednesday 26th: "Dr Alan Thurlow announced his intention to retire with effect from Easter 2008 to the congregation at Chichester on Sunday morning."
sjf1967 Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Nice to see the departing Guildford organist played a recital at the new Guildford organist's current church back in August... sorry to spoil a good conspriacy theory, but I was invited by KD last year to play in Warwick - long before I had even thought about leaving Guildford this summer - and for the record, I was nothing to do with the selection process for my successor...
mrbouffant Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 sorry to spoil a good conspriacy theory, but I was invited by KD last year to play in Warwick - long before I had even thought about leaving Guildford this summer - and for the record, I was nothing to do with the selection process for my successor... Of course. I was merely struck by the beauty of the conincidence!
gazman Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Of course. I was merely struck by the beauty of the conincidence! A conincidence?
Guest Psalm 78 v.67 Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Stepen Farr has mentioned the organists' workload, hence Guildford not going down the "Choral specialist" route. Are places that have done so not going to feel the pressure on their remaining organists? And will "organists" by whatever title they are known in such places be deemed sufficiently chorally knowledgeable to stand in for choir training/ conducting duties? And how are cathedral organists' career prospects going to develop in the future?
pcnd5584 Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Stepen Farr has mentioned the organists' workload, hence Guildford not going down the "Choral specialist" route. Are places that have done so not going to feel the pressure on their remaining organists? Apparently, the incumbent organists at Saint Paul's are already feeing the effects of the increased workload - so I am reliably informed.
Martin Cooke Posted October 2, 2007 Posted October 2, 2007 I see from the St Paul's website's account of the installation of the new dean that Huw Williamsd is styled Assistant Director of Music and Organist and Tom Wimpenny, as Assistant Sub-Organist. (Sorry I can't do the link.)
Guest Barry Williams Posted October 13, 2007 Posted October 13, 2007 I have heard that St Peter's rc cathedral, Belfast, is to have a new organist and choirmaster, apparently from Croydon Parish Church. Barry Williams
AJJ Posted October 14, 2007 Posted October 14, 2007 I have heard that St Peter's rc cathedral, Belfast, is to have a new organist and choirmaster, apparently from Croydon Parish Church. Barry Williams Nigel McClintock perhaps? The organ there now is rather splendid - Kenneth Jones worked on it recently - West end, 4 Man., terraced console etc. The spec. doesn't seem to have made it on line yet though. AJJ
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