John Dykes Bower

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Sir John Dykes Bower CVO (born August 13, 1905 in Gloucester , † 1981 ) was an English organist .

Life

Bower studied the organ since 1922 at Corpus Christi College (Cambridge) . From 1926 he was organist at the cathedral in Truro , in 1926 he moved to New College (Oxford) . In 1933 he took over the organist service at Durham Cathedral and finally in 1936 at St Paul's Cathedral . In 1968 Bower retired.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw
personal data
SURNAME Bower, John Dykes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English organist
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Gloucester
DATE OF DEATH 1981