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Herbert Whitton Sumsion
CBE
Born
(1899-01-14)14 January 1899 Gloucester, England
Died
11 August 1995(1995-08-11) (aged 96)
Genres
Classical
Occupation(s)
Composer
Instrument(s)
Organ
Musical artist
Herbert Whitton SumsionCBE (14 January 1899 – 11 August 1995) was an English musician who was organist of Gloucester Cathedral from 1928 to 1967. Through his leadership role with the Three Choirs Festival, Sumsion maintained close associations with major figures in England's 20th-century musical renaissance, including Edward Elgar, Herbert Howells, Gerald Finzi, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Although Sumsion is known primarily as a cathedral musician, his professional career spanned more than 60 years and encompassed composing, conducting, performing, accompanying, and teaching. His compositions include works for choir and organ, as well as lesser-known chamber and orchestral works.
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choirs and buildings over the next thirty years. In 1949, the organist HerbertSumsion asked Howells if he had anything that could be performed at the 1950...
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Wassern zu Babel saßen wir und weinten in 1976 (revised 1984). In 1981, HerbertSumsion composed In Exile, a motet for double choir on verses 1–6, premiered...
Attwood Walmisley to later masters of the form such as Herbert Murrill, Basil Harwood, Herbert Howells, Michael Tippett, Giles Swayne, and Arvo Pärt (who...
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choral conductors of the Three Choirs Festival, Sir Arthur Herbert Brewer, HerbertSumsion and John Sanders. The known organists of the cathedral are...
choral conductors of the Three Choirs Festival, Herbert Brewer, HerbertSumsion and John Sanders. Herbert Howells, who was a pupil of Brewer, composed a...
Harrison, Arthur Bliss, Herbert Howells, Gordon Jacob, Jack Westrup, Edmund Rubbra, Steuart Wilson, Patrick Hadley, HerbertSumsion, Frank Howes, Eric Blom...
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biographer Paul Spicer contends that Howells first showed the music to HerbertSumsion, organist of Gloucester Cathedral, who in turn showed it to Gerald...
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(1914–1986) Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) Julius Sulzer (1830–1891) HerbertSumsion (1899–1995) Franz von Suppé (1819–1895) Carlos Surinach (1915–1997)...
late 1930s, completed 1950 1950 Three Choirs Festival, conducted by HerbertSumsion Scored for tenor soloist, chorus, and orchestra Setting of nine of...
the 20th century as its emphasis shifted toward British musicians. HerbertSumsion, organist at Gloucester between 1928 and 1967, particularly helped...
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Harwood Herbert Howells John Ireland Francis Jackson William Mathias Herbert Murrill George Oldroyd Bernard Rose Martin Shaw HerbertSumsion William Walton...
Harwood Herbert Howells John Ireland Francis Jackson William Mathias Herbert Murrill George Oldroyd Bernard Rose Martin Shaw HerbertSumsion William Walton...
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