George Dorrington Cunningham
George Dorrington Cunningham (born October 2, 1878 in London , † April 4, 1948 in Birmingham ) was an English organist and music teacher.
Cunningham took piano lessons from his mother as a child and attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama . He took organ lessons from Josiah Booth and studied at the Royal Academy of Music . At the age of eighteen he received the Fellowship Diploma and at the age of twenty-two became the organist of the Alexandra Palace , where he worked until the outbreak of the First World War. He was also active as a church organist, including West Hampstead Congregational Church (until 1901) and St. Jame's Muswell Hill . From 1919 to 1924 he was organist at St. Alban's Holborn , after which he was organist for the City and University of Birmingham and conductor of the Birmingham City Choir . On the occasion of his hundredth concert at Town Hall , Cunningham was honored by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. The University of Birmingham awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1944. Cunningham was also Professor of Organ at the Royal Academy . His students included George Thalben-Ball , Geraint Jones , E. Power-Biggs and Arnold Richardson .
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| SURNAME | Cunningham, GD |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cunningham, George Dorrington |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English organist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 1948 |
| Place of death | Birmingham |