Shropshire Lad 0 Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I played the Keble organ prior to it being revoiced and liked it a lot. Admittedly the excellent acoustic in the building helps. How has the revoicing changed the sound and is it an improvement (subjective I know)? Link to post Share on other sites
Positif 0 Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Looks like Tim Byram-Wigfield is moving on from All Saints Margaret Street. Anyone know where he's going? Link to post Share on other sites
ptindall 0 Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 He moved quite a while ago. I don't think it was his idea. Jeremiah Stephenson has been acting organist for some months. Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Nigel H Day 0 Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 06/10/2019 at 21:59, Sanderman26 said: Paul Dewhurst (Organist and Choir Master @ Leeds Minster) to Bridlington Priory per January 2020. Not encouraging news for Leeds.  Paul lasted less than three years.  I did hear there is an 'issue' in the Diocese because Ripon and Wakefield Cathedrals (naturally) want to support their traditional music foundations, and Leeds may therefore have to 'cater' for the less traditional forms of music and worship.  If this is true, it is a sad end to the long tradition of music at 'Leeds Parish Church' (sorry, I can't get used to calling it Leeds Minster). Link to post Share on other sites
Positif 0 Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 I see Thomas Allery is moving on from Worcester College Oxford:Â https://twitter.com/WorcCollChoirs/status/1201215485297221640 But no mention of where he is going, or an advertised vacancy... On the subject of Oxford colleges, I hear Matthew Martin's soon (April) to be vacant position at Keble will be advertised after Christmas. Link to post Share on other sites
Barry Oakley 0 Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Matthew Martin is becoming something of a Bedouin. Â Link to post Share on other sites
S_L 0 Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 On 28/10/2019 at 15:50, Dr Nigel H Day said: Not encouraging news for Leeds.  Paul lasted less than three years.  I did hear there is an 'issue' in the Diocese because Ripon and Wakefield Cathedrals (naturally) want to support their traditional music foundations, and Leeds may therefore have to 'cater' for the less traditional forms of music and worship.  If this is true, it is a sad end to the long tradition of music at 'Leeds Parish Church' (sorry, I can't get used to calling it Leeds Minster). I saw the advert! It made it clear that Paul Dewhurst was leaving because of his commitments closer to the East coast and that Bridlington was a sensible move for him. It also said that prospective applicants were welcome to contact him to discuss the position - which shows a certain amount of transparency of behalf of the Leeds authorities. The current music list at Leeds is standard 'Cathedral type faire' with nothing to frighten a prospective applicant and they are advertising for Choral Scholars for the forthcoming academic year to sing three choral services a week. If we are indulging in gossip, and I'm not sure that is a good idea, I heard that the music at Leeds Minster was almost 'dead on its feet' at the end of the last regime and that the new Vicar was wise to be a 'new broom sweeping clean'! But, of course, it is only gossip on the grapevine!!! Link to post Share on other sites
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David Cynan Jones 0 Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Confirmation from the Wells Cathedral website https://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/announcement-new-director-music/ Link to post Share on other sites
David Cynan Jones 0 Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 This from Alex Woodrow's Facebook page regarding his appointment to succeed Paul Dewhurst at Leeds Minster - Many thanks for all of the messages of good wishes over the last few days. I'm delighted to share with friends that I shall be returning to West Yorkshire for some of the week from late February, to take up the position of Director of Music at Leeds Minster. I am thrilled about this as it is a church that I know very well from my Bradford days and I have always found it a friendly and inspiring place. I shall still be spending a few days each week in Solihull, where I am hoping to sustain my piano and organ teaching at Solihull School. It will be good to keep in touch with friendly Midlanders. I didn't want to draw much attention to my news when it was announced at Leeds on Remembrance Sunday, for obvious reasons, but news has a habit of spreading, and I'm hugely looking forward to this move and to a return to Yorkshire. Meanwhile, there will soon be a very attractive organ playing position open at St Alphege Church, Solihull, which has been a key part of my life since February 2017. I really encourage high quality organists to give it a serious look: there is a superb level of music making at that church, and plenty of freelance work around these parts to sustain one. Link to post Share on other sites
Triforium 0 Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 Nicolas Haigh appointed as Associate Organist at St. Thomas, New York. https://www.saintthomaschurch.org/2019/12/12/nicolas-haigh-appointed-associate-organist-of-saint-thomas-church/ Link to post Share on other sites
Positif 0 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 I understand Stephen Darlington will be looking after the choirs at Worcester College Oxford for two terms, while a more permanent successor to Thomas Allery is sought. As Edward Higginbottom does the same at St Peter's College, and as Matthew Martin prepares to leave Keble College at Easter, it seems a lot of change is afoot below the dreaming spires!  Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Butler 0 Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 Just heard that David Flood is retiring from Canterbury in the summer. Link to post Share on other sites
David Cynan Jones 0 Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 On 03/01/2020 at 14:33, Andrew Butler said: Just heard that David Flood is retiring from Canterbury in the summer. https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/worship/choir/dr-david-flood-director-of-music/ The second paragraph outlines the interim arrangements. Link to post Share on other sites
Positif 0 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Martin Baker has resigned (as of last month it seems) from Westminster Cathedral. Link to post Share on other sites
michaelwilson 0 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 8 minutes ago, Positif said: Martin Baker has resigned (as of last month it seems) from Westminster Cathedral. Sad, but sadly not unexpected. Link to post Share on other sites
David Cynan Jones 0 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Further details here - https://catholicherald.co.uk/news/2020/01/07/westminster-cathedrals-master-of-music-resigns/?fbclid=IwAR0Jax-7VOnjhzVFBZEm4HDYGhBFiZ8UENxqjVanNKOH9ltod0KYQIbuuQA Link to post Share on other sites
David Cynan Jones 0 Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Timetable for the appointment of Assistant Director of Music at Wells Cathedral following Jeremy Cole's appointment as Director of Music https://www.wellscathedral.org.uk/aboutus/current-vacancies/ Link to post Share on other sites
Positif 0 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 https://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/home/people/jobs.aspx Is David Humphreys leaving? Link to post Share on other sites
David Cynan Jones 0 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Not an appointment as such but Robert Quinney, is on sabbatical leave this term at New College, Oxford, and the chapel is delighted to welcome Dr James Lancelot, Canon Organist Emeritus and formerly Master of the Choristers and Organist at Durham Cathedral as his replacement. Further details are available in the Chapel Music Booklet for the Term. Link to post Share on other sites
David Cynan Jones 0 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 The advertisement from Keble College outlining the process to find Matthew Martin's successor.  Link to post Share on other sites
David Cynan Jones 0 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Stephen Farr succeeds Timothy Byram-Wgifield at All Saints Margaret Street. https://www.allsaintsmargaretstreet.org.uk/downloads/newspaper/2020/AllSaintsFeb20.pdf Announced in this month's Parish Paper in the first paragraph. The appointment will commence after Easter. Link to post Share on other sites
Rowland Wateridge 0 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Both were David Hill’s assistants at Winchester in the 1980s/90s. Link to post Share on other sites
michaelwilson 0 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 On 15/01/2020 at 19:19, David Cynan Jones said: Not an appointment as such but Robert Quinney, is on sabbatical leave this term at New College, Oxford, and the chapel is delighted to welcome Dr James Lancelot, Canon Organist Emeritus and formerly Master of the Choristers and Organist at Durham Cathedral as his replacement. Further details are available in the Chapel Music Booklet for the Term. Their Assistant Organist advert is out: https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/new_college_oxford/vms/e/careers/positions/bnLVV002beuPWTyL-vU8xa Link to post Share on other sites
David Cynan Jones 0 Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 The advert for the Assistant Organist at New College, Oxford Link to post Share on other sites
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