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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.
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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 Vaughan Williams: O Taste and See on Peaceful Rest by Johann Sebastian Bach, André Campra, Antonio Vivaldi, Antonín Dvořák, Arvo Pärt, Béla Bartók, Charles Gounod, Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg, Erik Satie, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Francois-Joseph Gossec, Frédéric Chopin, Gabriel Fauré, Gabriel Pierné, George Frideric Handel, Hector Berlioz & Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber 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 Suite No. 3, BWV 1068, in D: Air on the G String on Pachelbel Canon & Other Baroque Favorites by James Galway 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 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht on Christmas With The Academy by Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner In Paradisum on In Paradisum by Gustav Mahler, John Ireland & Gregorio Allegri 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: 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 FieldsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Choral Fantasia / First Choral Symphony | Gustav Holst, Lynne Dawson, Guildford Choral Society, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Birch, Hilary Davan Wetton | 1993 | Album |
| Fauré: Requiem; Bernstein: Chichester Psalms | Aled Jones, Stephen Roberts, London Symphony Chorus, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Birch, Richard Hickox | 1988 | Album |
| In Choir And Concert At Chichester Cathedral | Andrew McKenzie Wicks With John Birch | 1976 | Album |
| Organ Music At Chichester Cathedral | John Birch | 1965 | Single |
| The Treasury Of English Church Music Volume Five: 1900-1965 | Choir Of Chichester Cathedral, John Birch, Richard Seal | Album | |
| Chichester Cathedral - 900 Years (Twentieth Century English Church Music) | John Birch | Album |
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