David Lumsden (musician)

Sir David James Lumsden PhD, DPhil, MA, MusB, FRCM, FRNCM, FRSAMD, FLCM, FRSA, Hon RAM, Hon FRCO, FKC (born 19 March 1928), is a notable choirmaster, organist and harpsichordist. He is also an authority on lute music.

Among the positions he has held are:

He was a member of various chamber groupings, including the London Virtuosi (1972-76), (alongside James Galway, Jane Ryan, John Georgiadis and others), for which he played harpsichord.London Virtuosi home page

Biographical

Bibliography of scholarly writing


Cultural offices
Preceded by
Henry Oswald Hodgson
Director of Music of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
1954-1956
Succeeded by
Russell Arthur Missin
Preceded by
Robert James Ashfield
Rector Chori of Southwell Minster
1956-1959
Succeeded by
Kenneth Bernard Beard
Preceded by
Albert Meredith Davies
Organist and Master of the Choristers of New College, Oxford
1959-1976
Succeeded by
Edward Higginbottom
Preceded by
Anthony Lewis
Principal of the Royal Academy of Music
1982-1993
Succeeded by
Lynn Harrell

References

  1. The London Gazette: no. 50396. p. 427. 10 January 1986. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
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