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Derek Holman

*1931 CA
Composer / Conductor of Classical

Derek Holman, CM (born 16 May 1931 at Illogan, Cornwall, UK) is a choral conductor, organist and composer.Holman attended the Royal Academy of Music from 1948 to 1952 and studied with Sir William McKie, Eric Thiman and York Bowen. He holds the degree of Doctor of Music from the University of London and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal School of Church Music and the Royal College of Organists. He was an instructor in the Royal Army Educational Corps with the British Army of the Rhine from 1952 to 1954, master at Westminster Abbey Choir School from 1954 to 1956, assistant organist at St Paul's Cathedral from 1956 to 1958, then an organist at Croydon Parish Church from 1958 to 1965. In 1960 he founded the Croydon Bach Society. He also held positions at the Royal School of

     
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Night Music: II. Lullaby on Eimer Iseler Singers by Elmer Iseler Singers
The Centred Passion: I. Old Yew, which graspest at the stones on Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel / Holman: The Centred Passion by Gerald Finley
The Centred Passion: II. Tonight the winds begin to rise on Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel / Holman: The Centred Passion by Gerald Finley
The Centred Passion: III. The path by which we twain did go on Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel / Holman: The Centred Passion by Gerald Finley
The Centred Passion: V. Now fades the last long streak of snow on Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel / Holman: The Centred Passion by Gerald Finley
The Centred Passion: IV. The time draws near the birth of Christ on Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel / Holman: The Centred Passion by Gerald Finley
The Centred Passion: VI. Thy voice is on the rolling air on Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel / Holman: The Centred Passion by Gerald Finley
Creatures Great and Small: No. 5. Rattlesnake Skipping Song on Florida Music Educators Association 2011 In-Service Clinic Conference and All-State Concerts - All-State Elementary and Middle School Chorus by Florida All-State Elementary Chorus, Ann Small, Lynne Gackle & Rollo Dilworth
Night Music: I. The Witches' Charm on Eimer Iseler Singers by Elmer Iseler Singers
Night Music: III. What hath night to do with sleep? on Eimer Iseler Singers by Elmer Iseler Singers

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A Play Of PassionDerek Holman2016Album
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