Malcolm Archer

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Malcolm Archer (* 1952 in Great Britain ) is a British organist , choir director and composer .

Life

Archer went to the King Edward VII and Queen Mary School in Lytham St Annes , Lancashire to school before becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists , London at the Royal College of Music in Kensington studied in London. His organ teachers included Ralph Downes , Gillian Weir and Nicolas Kynaston , among others . He studied composition with Herbert Sumsion and Alan Ridout . From 1972 to 1975 he was an organ scholar at Jesus College , Cambridge .

Working life

Archer's first positions as organist were at Bristol Cathedral and Norwich Cathedral . From 1996 to 2004 he was the organist and Master of the Choristers at Wells Cathedral . His duties included training the members of the choir for daily church services. He was also music director of the Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society , whose recordings of various concerts were widely acclaimed.

In 2004 Archer succeeded John Scott as organist and director of music at St Paul's Cathedral in London until July 2007 . Since 2007 he has been Director of Chapel Music and Organist at Winchester College , where he both teaches the organ and directs the Winchester College Chapel Choir .

Archer was a member of the board of directors of the Royal College of Organists. Since 2012 he has served on the board of directors of Salisbury Cathedral and the Guild of Church Musicians .

Honors and prizes

Compositions

In 2012, more than 200 of Archer's compositions were already in print. A special composition was the one for the birthday service for the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II , which was broadcast live on the British television channel BBC One .

Sheet music prints

  • with Alan Ridout: Carol's Old and New-100 Christmas Settings . Kevin Mayhew, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 1991, ISBN 0-86209-183-7 .
  • Favorite Anthem Book . Kevin Mayhew, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1991/1992.
  • Thirty Short Interludes for Organ . Kevin Mayhew, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1992, ISBN 0-86209-229-9 .
  • Christchurch Mass: A Setting for Soprano Voices . Kevin Mayhew, Rattlesden, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 1992, ISBN 0-86209-350-3 .
  • The Oxford Book of Wedding Music for Manuals . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1993, ISBN 0-19-375123-2 .
  • Six Plainsong Preludes for Organ . Kevin Mayhew, Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk 1997, ISBN 1-84003-007-0 .
  • Advent for Choirs . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2006, ISBN 0-19-335576-0 .
  • with John Scott: Epiphany to All Saints for Choirs . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-353026-0 .
  • Make we Joy now in this festival . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2008, ISBN 978-0-19-336059-4 .
  • Angels, from the Realms of Glory. for choir voices. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-336883-5 .
  • A Sound of Singing in the Air for choir voices and organ. Oxford University Press, Oxford, England 2016, ISBN 978-0-19-341388-7 .

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personal data
SURNAME Archer, Malcolm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British organist, choir director and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH United Kingdom