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Colin Mawby was born on 9 May, 1936 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, is an English organist, choral conductor and composer (1936–2019). Discover Colin Mawby's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Occupation Choral conductor Composer Academic teacher
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 9 May 1936
Birthday 9 May
Birthplace Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Date of death 24 November, 2019
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Nationality United Kingdom

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1936

Colin Mawby KSG (9 May 1936 – 24 November 2019) was an English organist, choral conductor and composer.

Mawby was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on 9 May 1936.

He received his earliest musical education at Westminster Cathedral choir school, where he acted as assistant to George Malcolm at the organ from the age of 12.

The boys sang 14 or 15 services a week and had 10 hours of rehearsals a week, learning plainchant and polyphony.

He subsequently studied at the Royal College of Music with Gordon Jacob and John Churchill.

During this time he worked with Adrian Boult and Malcolm Sargent.

1961

From 1961 he was Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, then from 1981 he was the choral director at Radio Telefís Éireann.

He composed masses dedicated to specific choirs, including in Germany.

He became Assistant and then in 1961 Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral.

Whilst there he conducted the first performance of the early music vocal ensemble Pro Cantione Antiqua.

He also collaborated with the London Mozart Players, the Wren Orchestra, the Belgian Radio Choir and the BBC Singers.

He performed for the Queen of the United Kingdom at St Paul's Cathedral, for President John F. Kennedy at Westminster Cathedral, and at St. Peter's Basilica for Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II.

1976

In 1976 he moved to Dublin where he became choral director at Radio Telefís Éireann in 1981.

1985

He founded the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir and the RTÉ children's choir (RTÉ Cór na nÓg) in 1985.

He also founded the RTÉ Chamber Choir.

1995

His Requiem of Hope for soprano, mixed choir and organ, composed from 1995 to 2002, is based on texts by Henry Vaughan, John Henry Newman and anonymous texts.

1996

His secular works include two operas for young people, The Torc of Gold (1996) and The Quest (2000, premiered in 2001), both on a libretto by playwright Maeve Ingoldsby, commissioned by the National Chamber Choir and premiered in Dublin under his direction.

2001

Mawby retired to East Anglia in 2001 but returned to County Dublin in Ireland briefly, moved to London, then Dublin again before returning to London.

2002

In 2002, his Prayer of Forgiveness was awarded "Top Honors" in the competition "Waging Peace Through Singing" in the US state of Oregon.

2006

He was awarded Knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory in 2006.

In 2006, Mawby was awarded by Pope Benedict XVI the Knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory, "in gratitude for past and continuing services to church music".

Mawby's music for the English Catholic liturgy is prolific.

He composed several masses, motets, antiphons and hymn settings.

His Ave verum corpus for choir and a setting of Psalm 23 won fame in the recording by Charlotte Church.

A Te Deum for soprano solo, chorus, organ and brass ensemble was premiered in Cambridge in 2006 to mark his 70th birthday.

Mawby commented on his writing for choirs in 2006: "I cannot write choral music unless I work with choirs. Now that's a subjective judgement: I know that lots of people can do these things; I can’t. I have to write for particular people."

His works are published internationally, in Germany by Dr. J. Butz, and in Italy by Eurarte and Casa Musicale Carrara.

2011

His setting of Laudate Pueri Dominum was premiered in 2011 at Westminster Cathedral Hall.

2012

On a commission by St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden, he composed in 2011 the Missa solemnis Bonifatius-Messe for soprano, choir, children's choir, oboe and organ, premiered in his presence on 3 October 2012 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Chor von St. Bonifatius, with the choir and children's choir conducted by Gabriel Dessauer.

2019

Mawby died on 24 November 2019.