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John Birch

org, 1929-2012 GB
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. John Anthony Birch

John Anthony Birch (9 July 1929 – 28 April 2012) was a British organist and choral director.He was educated at Trent College, Derbyshire and left in July 1947 to study at the Royal College of Music, London. In 1953 he became Organist and Master of the Choristers at a prominent Anglo-Catholic church: All Saints, Margaret Street, London. In 1958 Birch moved to Chichester to be Organist and Master of the Choristers at Chichester Cathedral. During his time at the Cathedral, he worked closely with Dean Walter Hussey in the commissioning of new choral works for the Cathedral Choir, including pieces from composers Leonard Bernstein, William Walton, Lennox Berkeley, William Albright, Bryan Kelly and Herbert Howells.

     
Instruments
  • Organ
  • Piano
Popular Tracks   
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum on Faure: Requiem; Orchestral Works by Gabriel Fauré, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
In Paradisum on In Paradisum by Gustav Mahler, John Ireland & Gregorio Allegri
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: V. Agnus Dei on Faure: Requiem; Orchestral Works by Gabriel Fauré, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: III. Sanctus on Faure: Requiem; Orchestral Works by Gabriel Fauré, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu on Faure: Requiem; Orchestral Works by Gabriel Fauré, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam - Kyrie on Faure: Requiem; Orchestral Works by Gabriel Fauré, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: II. Offertorium. Domine Jesu Christe on Faure: Requiem; Orchestral Works by Gabriel Fauré, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Air on the G String on Pachelbel Canon & Other Baroque Favorites by James Galway
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: VI. Libera Me on Faure: Requiem; Orchestral Works by Gabriel Fauré, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Requiem Opus. 48: In Paradisum on Gabriel Faure: Requiem Opus. 48 by Gabriel Fauré, Aled Jones, Stephen Roberts, John Birch, London Symphony Chorus & Richard Hickox

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
A Choral Fantasia / First Choral SymphonyGustav Holst, Lynne Dawson, Guildford Choral Society, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Birch, Hilary Davan Wetton1993Album
Fauré: Requiem; Bernstein: Chichester PsalmsAled Jones, Stephen Roberts, London Symphony Chorus, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Birch, Richard Hickox1988Album
In Choir And Concert At Chichester CathedralAndrew McKenzie Wicks With John Birch1976Album
Organ Music At Chichester CathedralJohn Birch1965Single
The Treasury Of English Church Music Volume Five: 1900-1965Choir Of Chichester Cathedral, John Birch, Richard SealAlbum
Chichester Cathedral - 900 Years (Twentieth Century English Church Music)John BirchAlbum
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